West Jordan made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Taylorsville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 12-6 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Jaguars have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Smith tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Those hits were his first of the season.
Jaxon Rowley
| 04/08/25 @ Taylorsville | 4 |
| 03/26/25 @ Hunter | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Hunter | 2 |
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| 03/14/25 vs Pocatello | 2 |
On the hitting side, Jaxon Rowley was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Dannon Hall also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
West Jordan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .535 or higher in three consecutive matches.
West Jordan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Taylorsville, they moved to 3-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
West Jordan will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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