Baseball Preview: Pleasant Grove Vikings vs. Lone Peak Knights
The Pleasant Grove Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Lone Peak Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pleasant Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Lone Peak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pleasant Grove is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Lone Peak (and have done all season long). Pleasant Grove never let Lone Peak onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pleasant Grove.
Not much got past Van Haynie, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Lone Peak off the board.
At the plate, Tua Wolfgramm was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Drew Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pleasant Grove has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Lone Peak, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 11-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pleasant Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lone Peak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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