Post 129 gains 1 win over weekend

The Hillsboro Post 129 American Legion baseball team went 1-3 over the weekend, splitting with Chillicothe Post 757 and being swept by Waverly Post 142.

The win came on Sunday, as they defeated the Colts 10-2 in the first of two games but lost the nightcap by a score of 11-6.

On Saturday, Post 129 lost by scores of 11-0 and 6-0.

For the season, Hillsboro moves to 2-6 after their first eight games.

As for the games on Saturday, in the first contest, Hillsboro was held to three hits with Zach Cox going 2-for-2 and Isaiah Liggins going 1-for-2.

All three hits were singles, with two of the hits coming in the fourth inning.

In the second game on Saturday, the Post 129 ball club totaled seven hits, with Stephen Pappas going 2-for-2 with one walk. Ty Crum and Jared Halley each were 2-for-4, and Ryan Inman went 1-for-3.

One of the two hits by Halley was a double.

As for Waverly, they scored one run in the first, followed by a three-run third and two-run sixth.

In the two games on Sunday, game one was the standout for Post 129 with them scoring three runs in the first inning, and from there, they controlled the game.

The first inning for Hillsboro against Post 757 saw Blake Hildebrant, Halley and Joey Wilson all score runs.

Wilson went 2-for-5 in game one with one walk, three runs and three RBIs. The hit in the first inning by Wilson was a double, as he eventually finished with three RBIs in the game.

In the second inning, it was Halley and Wilson rounding the bases again. In the sixth, Hillsboro added three more runs with Tyler Williams, Halley and Wilson continuing the offensive output by crossing home plate.

Halley finished the game 2-for-4 with a sacrifice fly, three runs and one RBI.

In the seventh, the Post 129 team saw Taylor Greene score the final run of the first game for the visitors. Game one saw Hillsboro total 12 hits.

Cox finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs, while Hildebrant was 2-for-5 with one run. Also with an RBI was Liggins.

In the second game of the twin bill Sunday, Post 129 lost 11-6.

Scoring runs in the second game for Hillsboro were Nick Bush, Halley, Pappas, Inman, Wilson and Scottie Mullis.

Pappas had one hit but collected two RBIs. Also with a hit was Cameron Spangler, while Halley had two hits. Wilson also collected a hit, and Gage Carraher was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Inman forced two walks.

For Post 757 in game two, they scored one run in the first, followed by a three-run third and one-run fourth. In the fifth, the hosts posted six more runs.