The Hillside Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Enloe Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hillside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-2 walloping at the hands of Riverside-Durham.
Hillside saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Salcedo, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Enloe fell victim to Leesville Road and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Pride might stick with them for a while. Enloe has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hillside's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Enloe, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Enloe's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hillside hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .411. It's a different story for Enloe, though, as they've only averaged .195. Will they be able to contain Hillside's hitters?
Hillside might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Enloe when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Enloe's Julian Goodman, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Hillside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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