After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Canyon View, Duchesne was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Hillcrest Huskies with a sharp 12-2 victory. With that win, Duchesne brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Cade Norman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Norman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Parker Crum, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kyson Giles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Hillcrest's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Limb, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Duchesne has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Hillcrest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Duchesne is on the road again on Saturday to play Kanab at 10:30 a.m. Kanab's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Duchesne's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hillcrest, they will head out on the road to challenge Pine View at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hillcrest has given up an average of 10.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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