Hillman waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Mio-Au Sable Thunderbolts 12-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 17-4 on Thursday.
Eddie Pru made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Pru was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Hillman is undefeated when Pru posts three or more RBI, but 1-2 otherwise.
Evan Crane
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Crane, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Hillman's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Eli Schulze was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Hillman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive games.
Hillman's record is now 4-2. As for Mio-Au Sable, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Hillman has already played their next contest, a 7-6 defeat against Brimley on the 25th. As for Mio-Au Sable, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 16-1 victory against Hale on the 27th.
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