Baseball Game Preview: Stansbury on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 6:58am

Baseball Preview: Stansbury Stallions vs. Hillcrest Huskies

Stansbury is 5-0 against Hillcrest since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Stansbury Stallions will look to defend their home field against the Hillcrest Huskies at 4:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Stansbury and 16 for Hillcrest.

On Saturday, Stansbury came up short against Snow Canyon and fell 8-3.

Stansbury saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bracken Matthews, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Hillcrest lost 13-3 to Cottonwood on Thursday.

Stansbury now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-22.

Hillcrest's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Stansbury has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. It's a different story for Hillcrest, though, as they've only averaged .337. Will they be able to contain Stansbury's hitters?

Everything went Stansbury's way against Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in March as Stansbury made off with a 15-2 victory. Will Stansbury repeat their success, or does Hillcrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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