American Fork won the last time they faced Taylorsville and things went their way on Saturday too. American Fork blew past Taylorsville 12-1. The Cavemen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Talon Willardson
| 03/22/25 vs Taylorsville | 3 |
| 04/06/24 vs Basic | 2 |
| 05/17/24 vs Weber | 1 |
| 04/10/24 @ Lehi | 1 |
Talon Willardson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, CJ Mascaro was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Harry Gardner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
American Fork always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for American Fork and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Taylorsville, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, American Fork will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Taylorsville, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hunter at 3:30 p.m. on April 1.
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