By John RittenhouseThe Hills Town fast-pitch softball team put together a three-game winning streak in Border League play.The team posted recent wins over Lester (Iowa), Hardwick and Beaver Creek.Matt Metzger’s three-run triple ignited a seven-run third inning, which set the stage to a 12-2 victory against Lester.Blake Wysong and Pete Gehrke contributed three hits each to the winning cause. Greg Van Wyhe drove in three runs with a single, a double and a bases-loaded walk.Dan Huisman tossed a? four-hitter and surrendered two unearned runs to get the win against Lester.Clutch pitching by Tim Bosch lifted Hills to a 2-1 victory against Hardwick. Bosch, who yielded nine hits, worked out of jams with the help of six strikeouts to nail down the win.Hills, which was limited to four hits by Hardwick pitcher Derek Fiekema, received a one-out homer from Van Wyhe in the seventh inning to seal the win.Chuck Hoffman and Huisman tossed a combined five-hit shutout during a 1-0 win over Beaver Creek. The Hills’ hurlers fanned a combined 10 batters.Hills plated one unearned run in the first inning against Beaver Creek pitcher Chad Rauk.Who’s hot for Hills?Tyson Metzger, Bosch and Gehrke.Metzger is hitting .400 and leads the team with six hits. Gehrke is hitting .417 and shares the team lead in RBIs (four) with Bosch. Bosch sports a 1-0 pitching record with a 0.00 ERA.Who’s not hot?Hills’ batters.The team has been limited five hits and three runs in the last two games.
