Baseball Game Preview: Pleasant Grove Vikings vs. Timpview Thunderbirds

The Pleasant Grove Vikings will head out to take on the Timpview Thunderbirds at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Pleasant Grove nor Timpview posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Pleasant Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Maple Mountain just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.

Crew Anderson made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Nash Clement, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.

Springville hit Timpview with a four-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunderbirds came up short against the Red Devils, falling 11-1. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 3, 2024, but that streak is no more.

Timpview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Anderson, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

Pleasant Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Timpview, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.