Baseball Preview: Davis Darts vs. Corner Canyon Chargers
The Davis Darts will take on the Corner Canyon Chargers on Monday. Davis will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Davis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Farmington 5-3.
Wally Grant made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Grant has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Grant was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Max Hunter was incredible, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Corner Canyon faced Skyridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Corner Canyon walked away with a 14-9 win over Skyridge. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Corner Canyon considering their two-run performance the match before.
Like Davis, Corner Canyon also got a great game from a two-way player: Ryder Florence. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Florence was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nathan Horstmann and Drew Whatcott did most of the damage at the plate: Horstmann got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Whatcott went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Garrett Downing, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Davis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Corner Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
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