Hillcrest waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blackfoot Broncos and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Hillcrest, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Jerzey Jarvis, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Savannah Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Blackfoot's side, Marlee Pieper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits. Pieper has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Quincy Cronquist was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Sela Christiansen, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Hillcrest is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Blackfoot, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
Hillcrest is on the road again on Friday to play Blackfoot at 3:00 p.m. Blackfoot is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for they, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shelley at 1:00 a.m. on Friday. Blackfoot is facing Shelley at the right time seeing as Shelley is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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