Baseball Recap: Farmington Phoenix vs. Box Elder Bees
Farmington won the last time they faced Box Elder, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Farmington Phoenix came out on top against the Box Elder Bees by a score of 6-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Josh Hecht spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on ten hits.
At the plate, Easton Wight was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Pearson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Box Elder's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Griffin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Griffin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Maddox Earnest, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Farmington has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Box Elder, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Farmington will head out on the road to face off against Davis at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Davis will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Farmington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Box Elder, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bonneville at 3:30 p.m. Box Elder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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