Baseball Recap: Hillsboro Comes Up Short

If Hillsboro was riding high fresh off their 19-11 takedown of Venus last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hillsboro Eagles fell 12-7 to the Venus Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 19-11.

Carson Barker

Runs

03/18/25 @ Venus	3
02/28/25 vs Bishop Reicher Catholic	3
03/14/25 vs Venus	2
03/08/25 @ Italy	1

Carson Barker put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed over his last five matches. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one triple. He has become a key player for Hillsboro: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-9 otherwise.

In other batting news, Daniel Ortiz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in triples. The team also got some help courtesy of Jubal Librado, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Hillsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Venus, they now have a winning record of 10-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hillsboro will host Italy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hillsboro is facing Italy at the right time seeing as Italy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Venus, they will welcome Godley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Godley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Venus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.