Baseball Preview: Hillcrest Knights vs. Skyline Grizzlies
Hillcrest is 2-8 against Skyline since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Wednesday's first game. The Hillcrest Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Skyline Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. Hillcrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Hillcrest had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Shelley.
James Bartell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Stallings, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Skyline came up short against Blackfoot on Saturday and fell 7-4.
Jacobus Klein was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Klein was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Klein wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Nahay, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Hillcrest's record is now 9-6. As for Skyline, their record now sits at 9-8.
Hillcrest came up short against Skyline in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 11-7. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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