Indians drop 3 of past 4 games
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The Highland County Press-
The Hillsboro Indians have dropped three of their past four games in the month of April, including three South Central Ohio League games in that time frame.
HHS enters Friday with a 2-5 overall record, and with that they are 1-4 in the SCOL. In recent games the past seven days, the Indians have lost at Wilmington on April 1 by a 13-8 score, followed by a loss vs. the Clinton-Massie Falcons on April 4 at Shaffer Park, 11-1, both being league games.
On Tuesday, April 5, the Indians traveled to Blanchester for a non-conference game, returning to Highland County with their second win of the season, defeating the Wildcats, 14-12.
In their most recent game on Wednesday, April 6 the Indians lost an SCOL contest to the Washington Blue Lions, 5-1.
As for their win at Blanchester, the Indians had four innings of two runs each, coming in the second, third, sixth and seventh innings, while scoring six runs in the top of the fifth. On that day, the Indians had 14 hits but committed 10 errors.
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In that same game, Blanchester scored one run in the first, seven in the bottom half of the fifth and four more runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Wildcats totaled six hits and six errors.
Ryan Hagan led the Indians against BHS with four hits, while teammates Hunter Chain and Brandon Smith each had three hits. Cayse Cameron totaled three walks to lead the Indians. Smith led the Indians with three RBIs.
In Wednesday’s loss at Washington, the Indians collected four hits and committed two errors, while the Blue Lions totaled nine hits and had one error.
HHS scored their lone run in the top of the first inning, while the Blue Lions had a two-run second and three-run third inning to complete their scoring.
On Monday, April 4, the Indians lost to the Falcons by nine runs, with HHS scoring their runs with a two-run fourth inning in the 11-2 loss. CM scored six runs in the first inning, followed by a two-run second and another two runs crossing the plate in the third. The Falcons added one run in the fifth for their 11 total runs, as they out-hit HHS, 11-5, as the Indians also committed nine errors.
Versus the Falcons, Jacob Deatley led HHS with two hits, and Wyatt Condo forced two walks.
In the April 1 game against the Hurricane, a game that was moved to Clinton County, the Indians fell to WHS by five runs, as the Hurricane out-hit the Indians, 10-6, with the two teams combining for nine errors.
HHS scored one run in the second inning at WHS, followed by a four-run fourth, one-run fifth, and their final two runs were scored in the sixth inning. Wilmington had a seven-run third and three-run fourth, followed by one run in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth.
Jesse Walker forced three walks, and Deatley had two RBIs.
HHS enters Friday with a 2-5 overall record, and with that they are 1-4 in the SCOL. In recent games the past seven days, the Indians have lost at Wilmington on April 1 by a 13-8 score, followed by a loss vs. the Clinton-Massie Falcons on April 4 at Shaffer Park, 11-1, both being league games.
On Tuesday, April 5, the Indians traveled to Blanchester for a non-conference game, returning to Highland County with their second win of the season, defeating the Wildcats, 14-12.
In their most recent game on Wednesday, April 6 the Indians lost an SCOL contest to the Washington Blue Lions, 5-1.
As for their win at Blanchester, the Indians had four innings of two runs each, coming in the second, third, sixth and seventh innings, while scoring six runs in the top of the fifth. On that day, the Indians had 14 hits but committed 10 errors.
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In that same game, Blanchester scored one run in the first, seven in the bottom half of the fifth and four more runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Wildcats totaled six hits and six errors.
Ryan Hagan led the Indians against BHS with four hits, while teammates Hunter Chain and Brandon Smith each had three hits. Cayse Cameron totaled three walks to lead the Indians. Smith led the Indians with three RBIs.
In Wednesday’s loss at Washington, the Indians collected four hits and committed two errors, while the Blue Lions totaled nine hits and had one error.
HHS scored their lone run in the top of the first inning, while the Blue Lions had a two-run second and three-run third inning to complete their scoring.
On Monday, April 4, the Indians lost to the Falcons by nine runs, with HHS scoring their runs with a two-run fourth inning in the 11-2 loss. CM scored six runs in the first inning, followed by a two-run second and another two runs crossing the plate in the third. The Falcons added one run in the fifth for their 11 total runs, as they out-hit HHS, 11-5, as the Indians also committed nine errors.
Versus the Falcons, Jacob Deatley led HHS with two hits, and Wyatt Condo forced two walks.
In the April 1 game against the Hurricane, a game that was moved to Clinton County, the Indians fell to WHS by five runs, as the Hurricane out-hit the Indians, 10-6, with the two teams combining for nine errors.
HHS scored one run in the second inning at WHS, followed by a four-run fourth, one-run fifth, and their final two runs were scored in the sixth inning. Wilmington had a seven-run third and three-run fourth, followed by one run in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth.
Jesse Walker forced three walks, and Deatley had two RBIs.