Baseball Recap: Crimson Cliffs Comes Up Short

Crimson Cliffs dropped to 12-10 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Snow Canyon Warriors by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2025.

MADDEN SMITH

Batters Struck Out

04/21/26 @ Snow Canyon	8
04/15/26 @ Cedar	8
04/07/26 @ Dixie	10
03/27/26 @ Desert Hills	5

MADDEN SMITH was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Crimson Cliffs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CUTTER CHRISTENSEN, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. CHRISTENSEN has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

As for Snow Canyon, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.

On Snow Canyon's side, they got a great performance from Zach Beck as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. That's the most strikeouts Beck has posted since back in March.

At the plate, Jagger Mugavero was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

While Crimson Cliffs 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 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.