Beaver hadn't done well against Kanab recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Beaver Beavers walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Kanab Cowboys. This was payback for the Beavers, who suffered a 1-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Davin Orton
| 03/11/25 vs Kanab | 9 |
| 03/07/25 vs North Sanpete | 6 |
| 03/04/24 @ Hurricane | 6 |
| 03/03/25 @ Hurricane | 5 |
| 03/28/24 @ Water Canyon | 5 |
Davin Orton was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he brought in this season.
Orton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Deegan Blackner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Blackner is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Noah Wolffe was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
The win (which was Beaver's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Kanab, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Beaver will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kanab: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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