Baseball Preview: Alta Hawks vs. East Leopards
The Alta Hawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the East Leopards at 4:00 p.m. The last six games Alta has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Alta didn't have quite enough to beat East and fell 2-1.
John Warren was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alta saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Hall, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Alta's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-9. As for East, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
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