Juab stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Richfield Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Juab as they're now sitting on five straight.
Austin Park was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Park has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Park was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryce Bowles, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Luke Marostica was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Juab pushed their record up to 11-4 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs per game. As for Richfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Juab will head out on the road to face off against American Leadership Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. American Leadership Academy will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Juab surely won't give up without a fight. As for Richfield, they will be playing at home against Juab at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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