Hillcrest entered their tilt with South Oak Cliff with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the South Oak Cliff Bears 16-7. With that win, Hillcrest brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Ford Morris made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Morris was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cesar Cordero was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Angel Jimenez, who went 1-for-5 with a triple and two RBI.
On South Oak Cliff's side, Anderson Vargas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Adrian Rojas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Hillcrest pushed their record up to 12-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs per game. As for South Oak Cliff, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-1.
Hillcrest will head out on the road to challenge Sunset at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for South Oak Cliff, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Molina at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Molina's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so South Oak Cliff's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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