Hillsboro is 1-9 against Pratt since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Trojans will square off against the Greenbacks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hillsboro sitting on four straight wins and Pratt on seven.
On Monday, Hillsboro needed a bit of extra time to put away Council Grove. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Braves.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Pratt nor Kingman/Norwich made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Greenbacks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Greenbacks have posted since May 7, 2024.
Pratt's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Hillsboro, their record is now 8-14.
Hillsboro might still be hurting after the 22-0 loss they got from Pratt when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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