Baseball Game Preview: Herriman Mustangs vs. Cedar Valley Aviators

For the second straight game, Herriman will face off against Cedar Valley. The Mustangs will host the Aviators at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

Herriman is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cedar Valley a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Aviators: they've now won three in a row.

Cache Carter was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one double.

Cameron Pettitt

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/26 @ Cedar Valley	4
05/14/25 @ Fremont	2
04/22/25 vs Riverton	2
04/15/25 @ Corner Canyon	2
04/08/26 @ Copper Hills	1

In other batting news, Sam Heyborne and Cameron Pettitt did most of the damage at the plate: Heyborne went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Pettitt went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Pettitt a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Gregory, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Herriman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .517. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

This is the second loss in a row for Cedar Valley and nudges their season record down to 5-13. As for Herriman, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14.