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| 04/24/24 - Home | 3-5 L |
| 04/22/24 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 05/15/23 - Away | 5-7 L |
| 05/15/23 - Home | 7-5 W |
| 05/13/23 - Home | 6-11 L |
| + 5 more games |
Box Elder and Woods Cross are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Bees will welcome the Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Box Elder turned things around against Roy on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Royals, sneaking past 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Korbin Jeppesen, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Bryson Wight was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Woods Cross). They blew past Bonneville 16-1 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on five straight.
Beckham Stanger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Max Moffat was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Woods Cross: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kason Lythgoe, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Woods Cross kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Woods Cross pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Box Elder, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-10.
Box Elder couldn't quite finish off Woods Cross in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Bees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
