Baseball Preview: Cottonwood Colts vs. Hillcrest Huskies
Cottonwood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Hillcrest Huskies at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cottonwood will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Cottonwood is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Hillcrest 17-7. With that win, Cottonwood brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Robbie Jensen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Jensen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jensen was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Oliver Wayman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Angel Mavarez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cottonwood's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11. As for Hillcrest, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
Hillcrest's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Cottonwood has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .442. It's a different story for Hillcrest, though, as they've only averaged .337. Will they be able to contain Cottonwood's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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