Preview: Dixie Flyers vs. American Fork Cavemen
The Dixie Flyers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the American Fork Cavemen at 7:00 p.m. Dixie will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Dixie gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cedar a 15-0 shutout.
Jake Andreas looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Jackson Forcier relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Dixie got a massive performance out of Carter Turley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Trace Franco was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, American Fork came up short against Riverton on Friday and fell 8-3.
Dixie's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for American Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Dixie couldn't quite finish off American Fork in their previous matchup back in March of 2021 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Dixie, Dalton Smith (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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