Baseball Recap: Kearns Takes a Loss

Kearns extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 20 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 0-19 in the process. They came up short against the West Jordan Jaguars, falling 14-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-2 on Tuesday.

Kearns saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bostyn Ward, who went 1-for-2 with one run. Another was Mason Rodarte, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

As for West Jordan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.8 runs.

On West Jordan's side, they got a great performance from Riley Williams as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave Williams a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Ethan Baldwin was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Blake DiFrancesco was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.

While Kearns had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.