The Hillcrest Knights will challenge the Century Diamondbacks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Hillcrest will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Hillcrest will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Rigby, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Knights put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 17-2 victory on Saturday. Considering the Knights have won five games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Century came up short against Skyline on Saturday and fell 6-3. The Diamondbacks have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Tessica Ramirez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Shannon Phillips, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
Hillcrest's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-7. As for Century, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Everything went Hillcrest's way against Century when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Hillcrest made off with a 16-6 victory. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Diamondbacks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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