Hillcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. Their rough 11-1 loss to the Park City Miners might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hillcrest of the 12-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Hillcrest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cryston Panek, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Park City's side, Colton Schmidt was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Schmidt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Justin Michaelis and Griffen Rogers did most of the damage at the plate: Michaelis scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Rogers scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Rogers has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jakob Devries, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Park City, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
While Hillcrest had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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