Softball Preview: Pleasant Grove Vikings vs. Davis Darts
The Pleasant Grove Vikings will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Davis Darts at 10:30 a.m. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Pleasant Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mountain Ridge as Pleasant Grove made off with a 7-1 victory. Considering Pleasant Grove has won 15 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Keslie Draney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
At the plate, Pleasant Grove let Brooke Fisher and Grace Norman loose on the outfield. Fisher went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Norman went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniston Norton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Davis faced Riverton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Davis lost 14-4 to Riverton. Davis' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Hadlee Isaacs was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Pleasant Grove is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Davis, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Pleasant Grove's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. Pleasant Grove has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Davis, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Pleasant Grove continue to outrun the ball?
Pleasant Grove came up short against Davis in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis' Jewel Korth, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Now that Pleasant Grove knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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