The Hillcrest Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Gulf Shores Dolphins at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hillcrest will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Hillcrest is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Friendship Christian by a score of 11-8 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Gulf Shores didn't have quite enough to beat Grissom on Tuesday and fell 9-8.
Jacob O'Bryan and Price Stephens did some serious damage despite the final result: O'Bryan scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Stephens scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave Stephens a new career-high.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Gulf Shores kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Gulf Shores' loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Hillcrest, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Hillcrest couldn't quite get it done against Gulf Shores in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 as they fell 9-4. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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