Overton has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hillsboro Burros at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Overton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Overton didn't have quite enough to beat Father Ryan and fell 4-2.
Cole Durden was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Overton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Witt Brooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet 14-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hillsboro.
William Kohler and Efrain Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Kohler went 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run, while Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Andrew Hull was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Overton's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Hillsboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Overton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hillsboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Overton's way against Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in March as Overton made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Overton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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