The Juab Wasps will square off against the Cedar Reds at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Juab's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Cedar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Juab is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Saturday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Crimson Cliffs.
Corbin Buchanan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Juab saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Park, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Cedar's way against Provo on Saturday as Cedar made off with a 12-6 victory. The Reds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
Cedar got a massive performance out of Gavin Mackert, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Mackert is becoming a predictor of Cedar's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Duncan, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Cedar now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Juab, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Juab took their win against Cedar when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Juab repeat their success, or does Cedar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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