Hillcrest's hitters rose to the challenge against a Rebels pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.42 points allowed on Tuesday. The Hillcrest Screamin Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Highland Rebels 11-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hillcrest.
For Highland's part, Hayden Hyslip was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases. Hyslip has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Thomas Hester, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Hillcrest is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-4.
Hillcrest will head out on the road to face off against Mammoth Spring at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Highland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brookland at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Brookland: 3.6, Highland: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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