North Sanpete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 11-6 to the American Leadership Academy Eagles. North Sanpete was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as American Leadership Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
North Sanpete got a good showing from Peyton Rostron, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Andy Bailey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bryce Swapp, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, North Sanpete didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On American Leadership Academy's side, they got a great performance from Ethan Barney as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Barney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Memphis Butler was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Corona, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
North Sanpete's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for American Leadership Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-4.
North Sanpete will be playing in front of their home fans against Manti at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Manti will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something North Sanpete surely won't give up without a fight. As for American Leadership Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Judge Memorial Catholic at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. American Leadership Academy is facing Judge Memorial Catholic at the right time seeing as Judge Memorial Catholic is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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