Baseball Recap: Hillcrest Snags Sixth Win in Last Seven Games

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Perris	14
04/01/25 vs Perris	12
02/28/25 vs Rim of the World	10
02/24/25 @ La Sierra	10
03/18/25 @ Rancho Verde	8

Hillcrest never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Perris Panthers with a sharp 14-0 victory. Considering the Trojans have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Chris Sampson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was James Henson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Hillcrest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive games.

Hillcrest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Perris, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hillcrest will head out to face off against Los Osos at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The Grizzlies' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Trojans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Perris, they will venture away from home to square off against Rancho Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season.