Hillsboro gains season sweep over rival McClain
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Lady Indians gained the season sweep over their Highland County rival McClain on Friday evening, defeating the Lady Tigers by a 7-2 score in South Central Ohio League play, while celebrating their senior class in their final home game.
HHS didn’t trail the entire SCOL matchup, as Riley Moberly was first to cross home plate on Friday, initially reaching the bases off a double to lead off the inning.
The Lady Tigers scored their first run in the top of the third as Macie Adams rounded the bases, as she was the lead-off batter for McClain, reaching the bases with a single. She eventually scored off a double by teammate Allie Beatty with one out.
Hillsboro responded with a two-run bottom of the third as Kerstin Thornburgh and Hanna Breeden each scored runs, as Thornburgh led off the inning with a triple, followed by an RBI double by Breeden. She scored her run off a double by Madison Snyder, giving HHS a 3-1 lead.
In the fifth inning, HHS added three more runs with Thornburgh, Snyder and Moberly all crossing home plate. Before those runs scored, McClain scored a run as Megan McAdams scored the second run by MHS in the game.
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HHS added one final run in the bottom of the sixth with Molly Ferguson rounding the bases, as she reached those bases with a single. She scored off a triple hit by Thornburgh with two outs.
In all, HHS finished with 12 hits, with Thornburgh going 4-for-4 with two triples and two base hits. She also scored two runs. Snyder was 3-for-3 (one double), and Breeden totaled two hits (one double). Moberly also had two hits, both doubles. HHS finished with six extra-base hits as a team.
McClain finished with seven hits, as Payton Smith and Beatty each had two hits.
Breeden was also the winning pitcher, pitching all seven innings. She finished with nine strikeouts. The loss went to Abby Shrout of MHS, as she totaled four strikeouts.
Seniors for the Lady Indians are: Hanna Breeden, Kerstin Thornburgh, Madison Snyder, Emily Myers and Keely Bennington. McClain has one senior in Kelcey Smith.
HHS didn’t trail the entire SCOL matchup, as Riley Moberly was first to cross home plate on Friday, initially reaching the bases off a double to lead off the inning.
The Lady Tigers scored their first run in the top of the third as Macie Adams rounded the bases, as she was the lead-off batter for McClain, reaching the bases with a single. She eventually scored off a double by teammate Allie Beatty with one out.
Hillsboro responded with a two-run bottom of the third as Kerstin Thornburgh and Hanna Breeden each scored runs, as Thornburgh led off the inning with a triple, followed by an RBI double by Breeden. She scored her run off a double by Madison Snyder, giving HHS a 3-1 lead.
In the fifth inning, HHS added three more runs with Thornburgh, Snyder and Moberly all crossing home plate. Before those runs scored, McClain scored a run as Megan McAdams scored the second run by MHS in the game.
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HHS added one final run in the bottom of the sixth with Molly Ferguson rounding the bases, as she reached those bases with a single. She scored off a triple hit by Thornburgh with two outs.
In all, HHS finished with 12 hits, with Thornburgh going 4-for-4 with two triples and two base hits. She also scored two runs. Snyder was 3-for-3 (one double), and Breeden totaled two hits (one double). Moberly also had two hits, both doubles. HHS finished with six extra-base hits as a team.
McClain finished with seven hits, as Payton Smith and Beatty each had two hits.
Breeden was also the winning pitcher, pitching all seven innings. She finished with nine strikeouts. The loss went to Abby Shrout of MHS, as she totaled four strikeouts.
Seniors for the Lady Indians are: Hanna Breeden, Kerstin Thornburgh, Madison Snyder, Emily Myers and Keely Bennington. McClain has one senior in Kelcey Smith.