The Layton Lancers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Herriman Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Layton's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Herriman has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Wednesday, Layton had just enough and edged Clearfield out 7-6.
Eli Anderson and Fish Manning made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Anderson tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Manning tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Anderson scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Manning scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Andres Cedeno looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tanner Neil, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Herriman came up short against Orem on Wednesday and fell 8-4.
Herriman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayson Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cache Carter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Layton's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Herriman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Layton came up short against Herriman in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 9-4. Will Layton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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