Hillsboro entered their tilt with Seckman on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Seckman Jaguars as they made off with a 13-7 victory. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly six runs.
Ashley Hilton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lorelei Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Another player making a difference was Hannah Dubois, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillsboro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seckman only tossed three.
Hillsboro's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. As for Seckman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks challenges Owls at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Seckman, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Farmington at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Seckman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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