The Salem Hills Skyhawks will be playing at home against the Spanish Fork Dons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Salem Hills is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Uintah just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Utes by a score of 5-4.
Kaleb Holman and Alex Cloward did some serious damage despite the final result: Holman went 2-for-6 with two RBI and a double, while Cloward scored a run while going 2-for-6.
Even though they lost, Salem Hills was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post three or more doubles.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Spanish Fork's offense. They fell just short of Wasatch by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The shutout was out of character for Spanish Fork seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Spanish Fork also got a good showing from Sammy Dart, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Spanish Fork saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nixon Warren, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Salem Hills' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Spanish Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Salem Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spanish Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Salem Hills took their win against Spanish Fork in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. Does Salem Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spanish Fork turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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