Hillcrest is 1-9 against Rigby since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Knights will be playing at home against the Trojans at 11:00 a.m. Hillcrest will be strutting in after a victory while Rigby will be coming in after a loss.
Hillcrest will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Bonneville on Thursday. The Knights put the hurt on the Bees with a sharp 16-6 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Knights' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Rigby was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 14-3 to Thunder Ridge.
Rigby saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Bishop, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Hillcrest's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-7. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Rigby, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Everything went Hillcrest's way against Rigby when the teams last played last Monday, as Hillcrest made off with a 23-11 victory. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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