Baseball Game Preview: Cottonwood Colts vs. Hillcrest Huskies

For the second straight game, Cottonwood will face off against Hillcrest. The Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Huskies at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Cottonwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Hillcrest 16-6 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Brighton Young

Runs

04/22/25 @ Hillcrest	3
04/15/25 vs Juan Diego Catholic	3
04/14/25 vs Juan Diego Catholic	2
04/02/25 vs Stansbury	2
03/21/25 @ Timpview	2
+ 4 more games

The team relied heavily on Brighton Young, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Cottonwood is undefeated when Young posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Daxton Sorensen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Cottonwood lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Hillcrest is on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19. As for Cottonwood, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-7.

Hillcrest's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cottonwood has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for Hillcrest, though, as they've only averaged .344. Will they be able to contain Cottonwood's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.