Hillcrest had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past the Patriot Warriors 3-2. The victory was just what Hillcrest needed coming off of a 9-2 loss in their prior contest.
Hillcrest saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Sampson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Ramirez, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Patriot's side, Javier Tinoco was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Tinoco has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tinoco was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Tinoco wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Madrigal, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Hillcrest's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11-2. As for Patriot, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7-1 record this season.
Hillcrest will have a chance to go back-to-back against Patriot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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