Lone Peak had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Westlake Thunder. That's two games straight that Lone Peak has won by exactly three runs.
Lance Pettit made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Pettit was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Tanner Walkenhorst was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Westlake's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Bruck, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Westlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lone Peak's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Westlake, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Lone Peak will head out on the road to face off against Pleasant Grove at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lone Peak is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Westlake, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against American Fork at 3:30 p.m. American Fork knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Westlake likes a good challenge.
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