Stansbury won the last time they faced Hillcrest, and things went their way on Friday too. The Stansbury Stallions narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hillcrest Huskies 12-11. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stansbury.
Bryn Leigh Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Stansbury got a big performance out of Maris Hess, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Tessa Baker was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
On Hillcrest's side, Brooklyn Ricci was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylynn Salazar Bell, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Stansbury is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Hillcrest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.
Stansbury will head out on the road to challenge Murray at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murray is on a three-game streak of home wins, Stansbury a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Hillcrest will take on Jordan at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Jordan has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.11 runs per game on average), something Hillcrest will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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