Lady Indians dominate East Clinton with 25 runs

Scoring lots of runs was in the works for the Hillsboro Lady Indians on Wednesday, as they soundly defeated the visiting East Clinton Lady Astros, 25-6 at Hillsboro's Alice Cassner Field.

The Lady Indians scored 13 runs in the first inning, and from there, it was smooth sailing for the home team Lady Indians. They added three more runs in the second, one in the third and put the game even more out of reach with eight more runs in the fourth inning.

In all, HHS sent 41 batters to the plate in the South Central Ohio League win, increasing their overall record to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the league.

"We came out and hit well today, but we let it get away from us early," HHS head coach Katie Moberly said. "Defensively, we had to refocus, and we were able to do that, which is good.

"It is a good way to open the league, but everyone contributed (Wednesday)."

Kerstin Thornburgh led HHS with a 3-for-4 day at the plate, with an inside-the-park home run in the fourth inning and she was also hit by a pitch in the first inning.

Hanna Breeden went 2-for-2 for the Lady Indians with a towering home run in the second inning and a double in the first. Breeden also drew three walks.

Also with two hits each were Ali Stratton, Madison Snyder and Emily Myers. Stratton was 2-for-2 with two walks and was hit by a pitch, while Snyder was 2-for-3 with three walks and one walk.

With one hit each were Kirsten Juillerat, Riley Moberly (two walks) and Keely Bennington (one walk). Savannah Scott also drew a walk.

Breeden was the winning pitcher for the Lady Indians.

Scheduled next for HHS is another SCOL game on Thursday at the Clinton-Massie Falcons.