It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Side can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hillcrest Screamin Eagles by a score of 4-3 on Friday. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Screamin Eagles earlier this season, when they won 10-8.
Brooks Hipp
| 05/09/25 vs Hillcrest | 4 |
| 05/08/25 vs Crowley's Ridge Academy | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Viola | 1 |
| 05/01/25 vs Concord | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ St. Joseph | 3 |
| + 7 more games |
Brooks Hipp was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Hipp was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last 12 games he's played.
In other batting news, Bo Hipp was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
The loss snapped West Side's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 22-6 record. As for Hillcrest, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-11.
West Side wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 20-3 win against Concord on the 10th. Hillcrest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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