With a playoff game on the line, Circleville rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Hillsboro Indians out 6-4. The win was nothing new for Circleville as they're now sitting on six straight.
For Hillsboro's part, Camryn Spruell was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Spruell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Spruell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Spruell wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addie Huff, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Circleville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Hillsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-5.
As of now, neither Circleville nor Hillsboro have any future games scheduled.
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