After flying high against Ben Lomond last Monday, Hillcrest came back down to earth. The Hillcrest Huskies' rough 17-1 defeat to the Kanab Cowboys on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Hillcrest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mathew Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Hillcrest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Kanab's side, Brody Perkins tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Griffen Bone and Maddix Baird did most of the damage at the plate: Bone scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Baird went 2-for-2 with five RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Latimer Glover, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Kanab, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Hillcrest will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Duchesne at 8:30 p.m. Hillcrest has given up an average of 9.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Kanab, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Beaver at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Kanab's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Beaver's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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