It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but American Fork had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Weber Warriors an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but American Fork sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Gabe Hollenbach looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cooper Jones and CJ Mascaro did most of the damage at the plate: Jones scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Mascaro scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dax Watts, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
American Fork is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Weber, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-20 record this season.
American Fork will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Syracuse. Syracuse is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. Weber does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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