Baseball Recap: Viewmont Vikings vs. Woods Cross Wildcats
Viewmont entered their tilt with Woods Cross with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Woods Cross Wildcats on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Viewmont, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cal Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Brody Hooper and Elias Culley did most of the damage at the plate: Hooper scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Culley scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kade Marriott, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Woods Cross' side, Beau Blackwell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Shupe, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Viewmont pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Woods Cross, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.
Viewmont will have a chance to go back-to-back against Woods Cross: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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