The Antioch Bears will be playing at home against the Hillsboro Burros at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Antioch is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Antioch made easy work of Hunters Lane and carried off a 14-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Antioch.
Rihanna Rihanna and Chiari Batey did most of the damage at the plate: Rihanna went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Batey scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Reeana Knight was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of McGavock. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Hillsboro couldn't push the score so high this time.
Antioch's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Hillsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Antioch skirted past Hillsboro 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will Antioch repeat their success, or does Hillsboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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