Baseball Recap: Pleasant Grove Vikings vs. Westlake Thunder
Pleasant Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Westlake Thunder by a score of 8-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pleasant Grove also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Austin Connelly looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brock Robinson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tua Wolfgramm, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Westlake's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mckoy Gower, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Pleasant Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Westlake, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Pleasant Grove will head out on the road to take on American Fork at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. American Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Westlake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Skyridge at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Skyridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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