On Saturday, Pleasant Grove faced Salem Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pleasant Grove Vikings fell 9-6 to the Salem Hills Skyhawks. Pleasant Grove was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Salem Hills apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
Lauren Justus and Maile Larsen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Justus went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI, while Larsen went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Brooke Fisher was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Salem Hills' side, Rilyne Keck was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Higginson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Pleasant Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-5 record this season. As for Salem Hills, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-5.
Pleasant Grove is on the road again on Saturday to play Payson at 3:00 p.m. Pleasant Grove has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Salem Hills, they will face off against Altamont at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Altamont's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Salem Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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