Hillcrest won the last time they faced Shelley, and things went their way in Thursday's second game too. The Hillcrest Knights walked away with a 10-6 win over the Shelley Russets. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hillcrest.
The team relied heavily on Alex Monroy, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cole Croft, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Shelley's side, Logan Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bowen Maynard, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hillcrest pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Shelley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Hillcrest will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shelley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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