Hillcrest extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 7-14 in the process. They lost 11-1 to the Bonneville Bees. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bees this season, with their most recent loss being a 10-5 defeat on Thursday.
Hillcrest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bowen Croft, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As for Bonneville, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-3. Considering they have won 14 games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On Bonneville's side, they got a great performance from Jackson Ropp as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Ropp has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gavin Webb and Carter Bowen did most of the damage at the plate: Webb went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Bowen got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs Bowen has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Taye Lords, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
As of now, neither Hillcrest nor Bonneville have any future games scheduled.
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