The Hillcrest Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Solorio Sun Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Hillcrest's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Oak Lawn on Saturday. They lost 14-0 to the Spartans. The defeat continues a trend for Hillcrest in their matchups with Oak Lawn: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Solorio's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 5-0 to Ogden International.
Solorio saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Pacheco, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Pacheco is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Solorio didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 2-24. As for Solorio, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
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