By John RittenhouseThe Hills Thunder snapped a 10-game losing skid by posting a four-run victory in Worthington Wednesday, July 2.Hills, which had not won a game since June 1, plated 12-runs in the final three innings to record a come-from-behind victory against the Cubs.The Thunder dropped a 22-0 home decision to Hadley Sunday. No statistical information was available from the loss.Hills, 3-13 overall, ends the regular season by hosting Spencer, Iowa, at 3 p.m. Sunday.Hills 14, Worthington 10Ten games of frustration for the Thunder came to an end with three big innings late in the July 2 game in Worthington.Hills trailed 6-2 after Worthington scored single runs in the second and third innings and four in the third, but the Thunder bounced back to take a 7-6 edge by scoring one run in the top of the eighth and four more in the ninth.The Cubs pushed a run across the plate in the bottom of the ninth to force a 10th inning when Hills outscored Worthington 7-3 to post a four-run victory.Hills trimmed Worthington’s 6-2 lead down to three runs when Scott Harnack reached base on an error and scored on a throwing error when he was stealing third base in the top of the eighth.Harnack slapped a two-run single and Derek Sammons added a two-run double during a four-run ninth inning that gave the Thunder a brief 7-6 edge before the Cubs tied the game in the bottom of the ninth.Sammons, who drove in four runs to lead Hills, slapped a two-run single to highlight a seven-run rally in the top of the 10th.Cade Lang added an RBI double and Justin Van Maanen, who led the Thunder with four hits, added a run-scoring single to the cause in the 10th.Hills scored the game’s first two runs in the top of the second.Wade Jellema singled home a run and Van Maanen singled and scored on an error for Hills in the second.Jarud Lang pitched all 10 innings and recorded the win for the Thunder. He allowed 14 hits and two walks during a three-strik-eout effort.Box score AB R H BIJ.Lang 2 2 0 0E.Harnack 5 1 2 0S.Harnack 4 3 1 2Sammons 3 2 2 4Top 0 0 0 0Funke 4 1 1 0Van maanen 5 2 4 1Jellema 5 0 1 1C.Lang 3 2 0 0Rauk 0 0 0 0C.Harnack 3 1 0 0Krenz 0 0 0 0
