Baseball Recap: Roy Royals vs. Woods Cross Wildcats
While it was Roy who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Woods Cross who put up more. The Roy Royals lost 11-3 to the Woods Cross Wildcats. Roy has not had much luck with Woods Cross recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Roy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Robinson, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Woods Cross' side, Harley Vicchrilli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Vicchrilli has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alex Holdstock was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Moffat, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Roy's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Woods Cross, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-7.
Roy will head out on the road to square off against Box Elder at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Box Elder has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Woods Cross, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bonneville at 3:30 p.m. Woods Cross is facing Bonneville at the right time seeing as Bonneville is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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