Baseball Recap: Pleasant Grove Triumphs

Pleasant Grove won the last time they faced Placer and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pleasant Grove Eagles came out on top against the Placer Hillmen by a score of 8-5.

Maddox Ali looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits.

On the hitting side, Gabe Wolfgram was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Newby, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Eagles

On Base Percentage

03/04/25 vs Placer	53.1%
02/27/25 vs Oakmont	26.9%
02/24/25 vs Vanden	51.7%
05/07/24 @ Lincoln	22.2%
05/02/24 vs Franklin	22.2%
+ 20 more games

Pleasant Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.

Pleasant Grove now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Placer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pleasant Grove will square off against Davis Sr. at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Davis Sr.'s pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Pleasant Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Placer, they will take on Woodland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.