Baseball Preview: Skyridge Falcons vs. Pleasant Grove Vikings
Skyridge and Pleasant Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Skyridge Falcons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Pleasant Grove Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Skyridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Skyridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Lehi, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Skyridge was ranked 22nd). Skyridge lost 10-3 to Lehi on Friday.
Isaac Johanson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. Miles Robinson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights and snuck past 4-2.
Austin Connelly spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, R.J. Wilson was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Drew Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Skyridge dropped their record down to 12-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pleasant Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Skyridge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pleasant Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Skyridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pleasant Grove's Brayden Marx, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Skyridge to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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