Hillcrest Christian (18-3, 8-0) is riding a league-best 8-game winning streak. The streak was extended by another two games over the past week, including an 8-6 victory over Rolling Hills Prep and a 9-1 win over Riverside Prep.
Josh Clark led the lineup this week with four hits and two RBIs.
Hillcrest Christian went from 457 to 417 in the California state rankings since last week after going 2-0 in the past seven days.
Faith Baptist's pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only seven hits and four walks, both of which led the league. On the season, the Contenders have allowed just 147 hits, while striking out 126 batters.
Johnathon Rasmussen leads the Contenders with 58 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Monday 8am PST each week.
