After flying high against J.L. Mann last Friday, Hillcrest came back down to earth. The Hillcrest Rams fell just short of the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers by a score of 5-4 on Monday. Hillcrest was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Blue Ridge apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2020.
For Blue Ridge's part, the team relied heavily on Hannah Durham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Blue Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Hillcrest is on the road again on Monday to play Belton-Honea Path at 6:30 p.m. As for Blue Ridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chapman at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Chapman's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Blue Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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