Hesston had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hillsboro Trojans a 14-0 shutout. Considering Hesston has won four contests by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brenlyn Richmond was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Richmond was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Wendy Roth was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kinsley Hamilton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Hillsboro's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cheyanne Plenert, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Hesston's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs per game. As for Hillsboro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hesston will take on Hoisington at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoisington knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Hesston likes a good challenge. As for Hillsboro, they are on the road again on Friday to play Halstead at 4:00 p.m. Halstead's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Hillsboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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