On Wednesday, Pleasant Grove faced Skyridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pleasant Grove Vikings fell just short of the Skyridge Falcons by a score of 13-12. Pleasant Grove has struggled against Skyridge recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Drew Smith was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Smith was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Tua Wolfgramm made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of C.J. Anderson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
On Skyridge's side, Isaac Pickle was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Crew Savage was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 3-for-5.
Pleasant Grove's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-11. As for Skyridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
While Pleasant Grove 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 Thursday.
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