Baseball Preview: Bountiful RedHawks vs. Clearfield Falcons
Bountiful has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Clearfield Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Bountiful will be strutting in after a victory while Clearfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Bountiful will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Northridge on Wednesday. Bountiful put the hurt on Northridge with a sharp 10-4 win.
Ben Neuenswander spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, TJ Dahlke was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jefferson Duryea, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Clearfield was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 10-2 loss at the hands of Viewmont. Clearfield has struggled against Viewmont recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Clearfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Meyer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Bountiful's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Clearfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Bountiful might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Clearfield when the teams last played back in March of 2017. Thankfully for Bountiful, Dougrey Humphrey (who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs) 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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