The Herriman Mustangs will take on the West Field Longhorns at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Herriman will be strutting in after a win while West Field will be coming in after a loss.
West Field will be up against a hot Herriman team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Herriman came out on top against Orem by a score of 8-3 on Monday. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-25), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ryker Renteria was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Boston Jacobson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Herriman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, West Field was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They fell just short of Bountiful by a score of 2-1. The Longhorns' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Caymen Kap was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, West Field saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Hurst, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
West Field's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Herriman, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
West Field's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Herriman hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for West Field, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Herriman's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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