With a playoff game on the line, Duchesne rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Sevier Wolves a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Duchesne, who have now won nine matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Connor Karren made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Karren has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Karren was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Nashden Goodliffe was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Caleb Thompson, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Duchesne is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for North Sevier, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
Duchesne will square off against Enterprise at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Duchesne will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for North Sevier, they are on the road again on Saturday to play North Summit at 1:45 p.m.
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