Hillcrest is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Wilson is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hillcrest Panthers will take on the Wilson Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Hillcrest's way against Adamson as Hillcrest made off with a 9-2 victory.
Aidan Martinez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Robert Hamman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Oscar Velasquez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ford Morris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wilson made easy work of Sunset on Tuesday and carried off a 14-4 win.
Like Hillcrest, Wilson also got a great game from a two-way player: Jose Fermines. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Fermines was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, JD Arranda was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Hudson Wilk was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Wilson, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5-1.
Hillcrest might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Wilson in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arranda, who struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Hillcrest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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