Sadly, Payton Smith posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead West Jordan over Kearns on Wednesday. Kearns had no answer to Smith as he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though Smith couldn't lead West Jordan over Kearns, he won't have to wait long to try again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Smith has dominated as far as walks are concerned (he's averaged 1.9 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Kearns has only allowed 4.82 per game this season.
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