
Thunder
04/04/25 vs Green Canyon | 10 |
03/08/25 vs Ogden | 9 |
03/17/25 vs Copper Hills | 8 |
03/13/25 @ Bountiful | 8 |
03/06/25 vs Crimson Cliffs | 6 |
The matchup between Westlake and Green Canyon on Friday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Thunder fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 11-10. On the bright side, the ten- run performance marked the Thunder's highest-scoring contest to date.
Westlake got a good showing from Max Loveless, who tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Loveless a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Andrew Hernandez led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. Those triples marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Tyson Lafferty, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Westlake dropped their record down to 4-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Green Canyon, they moved to 2-12 with that victory, which also ended their 12-game losing streak.
Westlake and Green Canyon could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings. The Thunder will take on Lehi at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (60 vs. 19). Meanwhile, Green Canyon (ranked 94th) will meet Mountain Crest (ranked 30th) at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
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