Baseball Recap: San Juan Broncos vs. Duchesne Eagles
San Juan waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They had just enough and edged the Duchesne Eagles out 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
The team relied heavily on Branten Bethea, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Parker Snyder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Duchesne's side, Cade Norman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Draker Goodliffe was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Duchesne didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
San Juan pushed their record up to 11-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs per game. As for Duchesne, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat San Juan by a score of 8-5 later that day.
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