Hillsboro waltzed into their match in their second game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Union Wildcats a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Hillsboro, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Dominic Sutton's shutout, as he gave up just zero hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Hillsboro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Hite, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Hillsboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Hillsboro will look to defend their home field on Saturday against West County at 12:00 p.m. Hillsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. As for Union, they will head out on the road to face off against Pacific at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pacific is coming into the contest with six straight victories at home, so Union will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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