With a playoff game on the line, Hillsdale rose to the challenge on Thursday. They skirted past the Lake Center Christian Tiger 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Hillsdale, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jack Fickes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hillsdale's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Byron Bickel, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hillsdale is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Lake Center Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-2.
Hillsdale will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lake Center Christian: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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