Baseball Preview: Pleasant Grove Spartans vs. John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers
Pleasant Grove is 2-8 against John Carroll Catholic since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pleasant Grove Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Pleasant Grove fell victim to a rough 11-4 defeat at the hands of West Blocton.
Daylon Parks was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Anthony Thompson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, John Carroll Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Fairfield a 19-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for John Carroll Catholic considering their two-run performance the game before.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 17-11. As for John Carroll Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Pleasant Grove might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from John Carroll Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Pleasant Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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