Baseball Preview: Westlake Thunder vs. American Fork Cavemen
Westlake is 0-10 against American Fork since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Westlake Thunder will be playing at home against the American Fork Cavemen at 3:30 p.m.
Westlake is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to Lone Peak. That's two games in a row now that Westlake has lost by exactly three runs.
Westlake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Bruck, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Westlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, American Fork faced Skyridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. American Fork was the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Skyridge. The win made it back-to-back victories for American Fork.
Westlake's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for American Fork, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Westlake suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to American Fork in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Westlake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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