Baseball Recap: Monday's Victory Is Hillcrest's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Perris	14
04/01/25 vs Perris	12
04/14/25 @ Canyon Springs	11
04/10/25 vs Vista del Lago	10
04/08/25 @ Vista del Lago	10

Hillcrest put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Canyon Springs Cougars. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Niko Bernal was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of James Henson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Hillcrest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .414 or higher in three consecutive games.

Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Canyon Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

Looking ahead, Hillcrest will head out to take on Rancho Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Canyon Springs, they will be playing at home against Vista del Lago at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars are facing the Ravens at the right time seeing as the Ravens are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.