It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hillcrest can now relate to. They lost 10-1 to the Blackfoot Broncos on Friday. Hillcrest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hillcrest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Bartell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Blackfoot's side, Weston Layton and Jace Cooper did most of the damage at the plate: Layton went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Cooper went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Dax Whitney, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Hillcrest now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Blackfoot, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
As of now, neither Hillcrest nor Blackfoot have any future games scheduled.
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