The Hillsboro Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Itasca Wampus Cats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hillsboro barely beat Bishop Reicher Catholic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Hillsboro never let Bishop Reicher Catholic get on the board and left with a 20-0 win on Friday. That looming 20-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Braxton Borde made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Borde was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Trevor Clark was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Jubal Librado was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Hillsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Itasca gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Italy 11-2. The Wampus Cats haven't had any issues with the Gladiators recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
EJ Garcia looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Itasca got a massive performance out of Caden Littlejohn, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Abrego, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Itasca pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Hillsboro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
