The Cyprus Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Stansbury Stallions at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Cyprus is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Orem, who was ranked 14th at the time (Cyprus was ranked 21st). Cyprus fell just short of Orem by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday.
Nick Griffel was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Meanwhile, Stansbury got the win against Clearfield on Monday by a conclusive 15-5. With that victory, the Stallions brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Jaxon Adams was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Jorgensen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Stansbury now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Cyprus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Cyprus came up short against Stansbury in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Cyprus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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