Hillcrest waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Adamson Leopards as they made off with a 9-2 win. Considering Hillcrest has won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aidan Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Robert Hamman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Oscar Velasquez was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Ford Morris was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Adamson's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saul Vela, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Adamson, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Hillcrest will be playing at home against Wilson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Adamson, they will head out on the road to square off against Molina at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Molina's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Adamson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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