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| 04/12/24 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/26/22 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 06/02/21 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/25/21 - Away | 6-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Carlinville and Hillsboro are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hiltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carlinville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Hillsboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Carlinville didn't have quite enough to beat Greenville and fell 3-1.
Pana hit Hillsboro with a four-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hiltoppers fell 7-4 to the Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Hiltoppers in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Lainey Lessman was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Lessman wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Briley Kirby, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Another was Peyton Chappelear, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Carlinville dropped their record down to 11-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hillsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Carlinville skirted past Hillsboro 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Hiltoppers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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