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Hillsboro Indians shut out rival Tigers

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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO – The Hillsboro Indians defeated Highland County and Frontier Athletic Conference foe McClain on senior night on Thursday, Oct. 7 by a 2-0 score at Hillsboro High School.

The Indians scored the first goal of the game with a kick from Nick Turner with the assist from teammate Landon Weber for the 1-0 advantage over the visiting Tigers.

The second Indians goal came via penalty kick by Peyton Robinson.

Seniors for the Indians are Darrin Schellinger, Charlie Schneider, Ben Florea, George Kuntz, Dylan Rigsby, Dylan Schurman, Landon Weber and Charles Phillips.

The win moves the Indians to 7-8-1 overall on the season. Their wins have come against Eastern, Southeastern, McClain (twice), Miami Trace, Blanchester and Jackson.

With the loss, the Tigers drop to 4-8 overall on the season.

The win on Thursday night was Hillsboro’s third straight shutout, as they have defeated Blanchester (5-0) and Jackson (1-0) during the current three-game shutout streak. For the season, the Indians have shut out their opponents four times, with their first shutout of the season being against Southeastern by a 4-0 score.

The Indians next are scheduled to face the Logan Elm Braves on the road on Monday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

McClain is scheduled to take on the Chillicothe Cavaliers in FAC play on Monday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. in Chillicothe at Herrnstein Field. 


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