HILLSBORO — Hoisington's Kassidy Nixon delivered nine consecutive hits to spark the Cardinals past Hillsboro 14-0 and 13-3 in Friday's Central Kansas League softball doubleheader.

Hoisington (13-3, 12-2 CKL) stays one game behind Haven for first place heading to Larned (7-9, 5-9) CKL) May 3. Hillsboro drops to 9-5, 7-5 CKL.

HOISINGTON 14, HILLSBORO 1 — Nixon doubled twice and drove home three runs and Brooke Steinert drove home three runs. Pitcher Taylor Boxberger (8-3) struck out seven batters.

Gracie Aylward, Trinity Dolezal, Taylor Boxberger, Kadence Urban and Steinert delivered RBIs in the first inning. Kadence Urban and Kenzie Wolf scored third-inning runs. Jenna Urban singled home Nixon for an 8-0 lead. Hillsboro's Trinity Malm singled home Dani Klein in the fourth inning. 

Nixon doubled home Steinert in the fifth inning. Steinert  and Nixon drilled two-run doubles in a five-run sixth inning. Trinity Dolezal scored on a passed ball.

HOISINGTON 13, HILLSBORO 3 — Nixon (4-0) struck out six batters and delivered two doubles and two triples. Kadence Urban drove home four runs.

Nixon, Gracie Aylward, Jenna Urban and Kadence Urban drove in first-inning runs. Aylward, Dolezal and Boxberger drove home second-inning runs for a 7-0 lead. Hillsboro's Cheyenne Bernhardt and Ava Weisbeck drove home runs and Klein scored on a third-inning error.

Aylward tripled home Steinert and Dolezal singled home Aylward in the fourth inning. Kadence Urban tripled home Aylward, Dolezal and Janna Urban in a four-run fifth inning. Wolf scored on a passed ball. 

Hoisington 502 115 — 14 18 0

Hillsboro 000 100 — 1 6 0

Boxberger and Eidson. Bernhardt and Malm. W—Boxberger, 8-3. L—Bernhardt. 2B—Hois—Nixon 2, Boxberger, Jenna Urban; Hill—Klein 2.

Hoisington 430 24 —13 16 1

Halstead 003 00 —3 6 0

Nixon and Eidson. Bernhardt, Klein (5) and Malm. W—Nixon, 5-0. L—Bernhardt. 2B—Hois—Nixon 2, Dolezal; 2B—Hill—Plenert. 3B—Nixon 2, J. Urban, Aylward, Kadence Urban.

CKL SOFTBALL

Haven 11-1 11-3

Hoisington 12-2 13-3

Pratt 12-2 12-2

Hillsboro 7-5 7-7

Lyons 7-7 9-7

Smoky Valley 7-7 7-9

Halstead 4-10 4-10

Nickerson 3-11 3-11

Larned 5-9 7-9

Hesston 0-14 1-15

HAVEN (11-1, 11-3)—WW Halstead 11-1, 8-4; LL Kingman 5-6, 7-8; WW Hesston 15-0, 15-0; WL Hoisington 12-11, 4-8; WW Larned 10-1, 14-7; WW Nickerson 10-0, 17-1; WW Lyons 10-1, 15-11; 4-30—at Hillsboro; 5-3—Pratt; 5-7—at Smoky Valley

HOISINGTON (12-2, 13-3)—WW Nickerson 10-0, 12-7; WW Smoky Valley 10-0, 9-4; WL Pratt 12-3, 11-14; WL Haven 8-4, 11-12; WW Hesston 16-1, 15-0; W Ellinwood 9-3; L Great Bend 3-7; WW Halstead 14-0, 13-2; WW Hillsboro 14-1, 13-3; 5-3—at Larned; 5-7—at Lyons 

PRATT (12-2, 12-2)—WW Hillsboro 7-2, 21-7; 3-29—Kingman, ppd.; WL Larned 11-10, 6-10; WL Hoisington 14-11, 3-12; WW Lyons 9-4, 10-3; WW Nickerson 12-2, 4-2; WW Smoky Valley 8-2, 5-4; WW Halstead 14-0, 22-6; 5-3—at Haven; 5-7—Hesston

HILLSBORO (7-5, 7-7)—LL Pratt 2-7, 7-21; WW Smoky Valley 6-5, 11-8; WW Hesston 12-4, 19-2; WW Halstead 16-4, 17-7; LL Remington 8-10, 11-12; L  Larned 4-1, 6-7; LL Hoisington 1-14, 3-13; 4-30—Haven; 5-3—Lyons; 5-7—at Nickerson

LYONS (7-7, 9-7)—WW Larned 13-12, 13-9; WW Nickerson 10-6, 12-5;WW Skyline 15-0, 26-1;  WL Halstead 7-2, 3-4; LL Pratt 4-9 3-10; LL Smoky Valley 0-5, 7-15; WW Hesston 17-2, 5-3; LL Haven 1-10, 11-15; 5-3—at Hillsboro; 5-7—Hoisington

SMOKY VALLEY (7-7, 7-9)—WW Hesston 14-6, 9-4; LL Hoisington 0-10, 4-9; LL SE Saline 2-13, 6-7; LL Hillsboro 5-6, 8-11; WL Larned 17-13, 5-14; WW Lyons 5-0, 15-7; LL Pratt 2-8, 4-5; WW Nickerson 5-4, 9-4; 5-2—Halstead; 5-7—Haven

HALSTEAD (4-8, 4-8)—LL Haven 1-11, 4-8; WW Hesston 16-15, 14-4; WL Lyons 4-3, 2-7; WL Nickerson 12-2, 4-13; LL Hillsboro 4-16, 7-17; LL Hoisington 0-14, 2-13; LL Pratt 0-14, 6-22; 4-29—at Cheney; 5-2—at Smoky Valley; 5-7—Larned

LARNED (5-9, 7-9)—LL Lyons 12-13, 9-13; WL Pratt 10-6, 10-11; WW Ellinwood 9-3, 5-4; LL Nickerson 6-10, 10-11; WL Smoky Valley 14-5, 13-17; LL Haven 1-10, 7-14; WL Hillsboro 7-6, 1-4; WW Hesston 12-5, 10-2; 5-3—Hoisington; 5-7—at Halstead

NICKERSON (3-11, 3-11)—LL Hoisington 0-10, 7-12; LL Lyons 6-10, 5-12; WW Larned 10-6, 11-10; WL Halstead 13-4, 2-12; LL Pratt 2-12, 2-4; LL Haven 0-10, 1-17; LL Smoky Valley 4-5, 4-9; 4-29—at Kingman; 5-3—at Hesston; 5-7—Hillsboro

HESSTON (0-14, 1-15)—LL Smoky Valley 6-14, 4-9; WL Chaparral 10-9, 0-15; LL Halstead 14-15, 4-14; LL Haven 0-15, 0-15; LL Hillsboro 4-12, 2-19; LL Hoisington 1-16, 0-15; LL Lyons 2-17, 3-5; LL Larned 5-12, 2-10; 5-3—Nickerson; 5-7—at Pratt