Baseball Recap: Bracken Matthews can't quite lead Stansbury over Snow Canyon

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 4:45pm

Baseball Recap: Stansbury Stallions vs. Snow Canyon Warriors

Stansbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Snow Canyon Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Stansbury of the 5-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2021.

Stansbury saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bracken Matthews, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

On Snow Canyon's side, Jackson Kirby tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.

On the hitting side, Hayden Smith was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Crew Secrist, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.

Stansbury now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Snow Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.

Stansbury will look to defend their home field on Monday against Hillcrest at 4:00 p.m. Hillcrest is coming into the game with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning Stansbury will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Snow Canyon, they will take on Lehi at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lehi is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

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