The Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS will head out on the road to take on the Christopher Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hillsdale is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Menlo-Atherton just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 9-6 to the Bears.
Mason Kang made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Hoskins, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Christopher unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Pioneer by a score of 4-3.
Nick Valentine was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Christopher saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Huerta, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hillsdale's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11-1. As for Christopher, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
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