The Hillsboro Burros will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Ezell-Harding Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Hillsboro is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since April 25, 2024 on Tuesday. They skirted past Ezell-Harding Christian 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Burros.
Cyrus Conner made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Conner was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Justin Umares
| 03/04/25 @ Ezell-Harding Christian | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Maplewood | 1 |
| 04/10/24 @ Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet | 1 |
| 03/13/24 vs Pearl-Cohn | 1 |
In other batting news, Justin Umares was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Michael Gooch, Jr was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
Hillsboro now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ezell-Harding Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-1.
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