Baseball Recap: Crimson Cliffs Mustangs vs. Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Crimson Cliffs had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle. The win made it back-to-back victories for Crimson Cliffs.
Steele Barben made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Barben was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler West was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jackson Wittwer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Juan Diego Catholic's side, Zach Carlson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Crimson Cliffs' win bumped their record up to 16-8-1. As for Juan Diego Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-12.
Crimson Cliffs will square off against Snow Canyon at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Crimson Cliffs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. Juan Diego Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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