The Hillcrest Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the West Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hillcrest has six straight victories, West has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Hillcrest beat Granger 7-4.

Boston Carrell
| 04/08/26 vs Granger | 8 |
| 03/14/26 vs East | 5 |
| 04/29/25 vs Roy | 5 |
| 04/23/25 @ Cottonwood | 5 |
| 04/03/26 vs Hunter | 4 |
Boston Carrell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Hillcrest's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-7 when he doesn't).
In other pitching news, Marcus Bass looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Hillcrest is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-6 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Jesus Granadillo was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Chase Runnells also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, West fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Kearns on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2.
Hillcrest's record is now 6-7. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
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