The Gunnison Valley Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Duchesne Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Gunnison Valley is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Gunnison Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over North Summit on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Dillon Dyreng
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Porter Comin and Dillon Dyreng made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Comin tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Dyreng pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Comin scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Dyreng scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave Dyreng a new career-high.
In other batting news, Daxton Knudsen was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. He has become a key player for Gunnison Valley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Waylon Sorenson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two doubles and one RBI.
Gunnison Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Duchesne suffered their closest loss since March 15, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Summit Academy by a score of 9-7.
Connor Karren made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Gunnison Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Duchesne, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Gunnison Valley couldn't quite get it done against Duchesne in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can Gunnison Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
