Baseball Game Preview: Davis Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 5:21am

Baseball Preview: Davis Darts vs. Farmington Phoenix

The Davis Darts will head out on the road to take on the Farmington Phoenix at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Farmington is hoping to do on Monday what Weber couldn't on Friday: put an end to Davis' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Davis' way against Weber as Davis made off with a 13-3 victory.

Kaleb Weaver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Weaver has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Weaver was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Hunter, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Marble, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Farmington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Box Elder 6-4.

Davis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Farmington, their victory bumped their record up to 9-14.

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