Hillcrest is 5-0 against Sunset since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hillcrest Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Sunset Bison at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hillcrest has nine straight victories, Sunset has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hillcrest's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past South Oak Cliff 2-0.
Sebastian Palma was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Sunset might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to South Oak Cliff, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Hillcrest is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Sunset, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-20-1.
Hillcrest came out on top in a nail-biter against Sunset when the teams last played on April 5th, sneaking past 10-9. Will Hillcrest repeat their success, or does Sunset have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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