The Hillsboro Hawks will square off against the Marquette Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hillsboro comes in on six and Marquette on three.
Last Tuesday, everything went Hillsboro's way against Herculaneum as Hillsboro made off with an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Hillsboro let Sophie Errante and Ashley Hilton loose on the outfield. Errante got on base in three of her five plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Hilton scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. What's more, Hilton also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Allison Uphoff, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Marquette made easy work of Blair Oaks last Saturday and carried off an 11-1 win.
Hillsboro is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
Hillsboro suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Marquette when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Hillsboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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