Baseball Game Preview: North Sanpete Hawks vs. Emery Spartans

By Team Reports Apr 6, 2024, 6:40pm

Baseball Preview: North Sanpete Hawks vs. Emery Spartans

North Sanpete is 2-8 against Emery since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Sanpete Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Emery Spartans at 3:00 p.m.

North Sanpete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Richfield.

Bryson Perry was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.

Even though they lost, North Sanpete didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Emery had just enough and edged Manti out 3-2 on Friday. That's two games straight that Emery has won by just one run.

Emery's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Abrams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Trygg Jensen, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.

North Sanpete's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Emery, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

North Sanpete came up short against Emery in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 6-3. Will North Sanpete have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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