If Juan Diego Catholic was riding high off their 11-4 takedown of Lehi last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle's rough 21-10 defeat to the Park City Miners on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Even though they lost, Juan Diego Catholic's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Kayson Larson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Richardson, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Juan Diego Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
On Park City's side, Griffen Rogers was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Rogers is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Jakob Devries was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Juan Diego Catholic now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Park City, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
While Juan Diego Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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