Baseball Recap: Tarik Allen leads a balanced attack to beat Idaho Falls

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 1:05am

Baseball Recap: Hillcrest Knights vs. Idaho Falls Tigers

Hillcrest won against Bonneville last Friday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Hillcrest Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Idaho Falls Tigers. That's two games straight that Hillcrest has won by just one run.

Charlie Hunsicker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.

At the plate, Hillcrest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tarik Allen, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Holden Bailey, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

On Idaho Falls' side, Logan Whiting was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.

The victory got Hillcrest back to even at 12-12. As for Idaho Falls, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hillcrest beat Idaho Falls by a score of 5-4 later that day.

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