On Monday, the Century Diamondbacks didn't have quite enough to beat the Hillcrest Knights and fell 3-2. Century has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elias Blackhawk was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Blackhawk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Blackhawk was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Hillcrest's side, Andrew Johnson looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Hillcrest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKade Robinson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Reggie Stocking, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Century's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Hillcrest, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Century beat Hillcrest by a score of 8-4 later that day.
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