Baseball Preview: Duchesne Pioneers vs. Orchard Farm Eagles
The Duchesne Pioneers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Orchard Farm Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Duchesne came up short against St. Charles West and fell 7-4. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Duchesne in their matchups with St. Charles West: they've now lost five in a row.
Duchesne got a good showing from Gavin Moffitt, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Duchesne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Nikodym, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Wolfe, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Orchard Farm was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of St. Charles West by a score of 6-5.
Brody Mollerus was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Blake Hollrah, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Duchesne's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Orchard Farm, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Duchesne came up short against Orchard Farm when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Duchesne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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