Smoky Valley is on a five-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Hillsboro an 11-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Smoky Valley Vikings will take on the Hillsboro Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Smoky Valley had to hit the road for their first game and sadly it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell victim to a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Southeast of Saline on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro pushed their score all the way to 13 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 17-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Haven. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), Hillsboro still had to take the loss.
Cade Goosen and Nash Dickinson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Goosen scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Dickinson went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Jaeten Loewen was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Smoky Valley took their victory against Hillsboro when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 19-3. Does Smoky Valley 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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