After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Hillcrest was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the J.L. Mann Patriots and snuck past 4-2. This was a revenge contest for Hillcrest, as the team was forced to settle for an 11-1 loss when these two played last Thursday.
Hillcrest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Moses, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Moses has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On J.L. Mann's side, Hunter Howard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, J.L. Mann saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Dorr, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hillcrest pushed their record up to 8-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for J.L. Mann, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Hillcrest will head out on the road to challenge Woodmont at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for J.L. Mann, they will head out on the road to face off against T.L. Hanna at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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