Baseball Recap: East Leopards vs. Alta Hawks
After a string of four wins, East's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Alta Hawks by a score of 6-5.
Campbell Christensen and Tucker McCormick stepped up to the plate in a big way. Christensen scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while McCormick went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. McCormick is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played.
On Alta's side, they got a great performance from Levi Stevenson as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Alta let Jose Periera and McCoy Johnson loose on the outfield. Periera went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double, while Johnson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Lohnes, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
East's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Alta, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8.
While East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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