Baseball Preview: Lehi Pioneers vs. Skyridge Falcons
Lehi has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Skyridge Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lehi is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Lehi is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Skyridge, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Lehi was ranked 11th). Lehi sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Skyridge on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Lehi has won by exactly two runs.
Lehi got a great performance from Taygen Stephensen as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Stephensen has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cooper Williams and Tanner Heaps did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Heaps scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Williams has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Lehi is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Skyridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lehi has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Skyridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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