Baseball Recap: Fillmore Has No Trouble Against Hinsdale Central

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 @ Friendship	19
04/25/25 vs Canisteo-Greenwood	16
04/25/25 vs Canisteo	16
05/19/25 @ Hinsdale Central	14
04/30/25 vs Hinsdale Central	13

Fillmore won the last time they faced Hinsdale Central and things went their way on Monday too. The Eagles blew past the Bobcats 17-3. Considering the Eagles have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Isaac Wilcox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Fillmore is undefeated when Wilcox posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, Damon Potter and James Hillman did most of the damage at the plate: Potter got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and five runs, while Hillman went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those five runs gave Potter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Boon, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Fillmore always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hinsdale Central only posted an OBP of .333.

Fillmore's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Hinsdale Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.

Fillmore will square off against Bolivar-Richburg at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hinsdale Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.