On Saturday, Snow Canyon faced Salem Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Snow Canyon Warriors skirted past the Salem Hills Skyhawks 5-3. For Snow Canyon, this counts as revenge for the 11-5 defeat Salem Hills walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Crew Secrist spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ledger Shipp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Salem Hills' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Holman, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Aiden Haskell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Snow Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Salem Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Snow Canyon will play host again on Saturday to welcome Lone Peak, where first pitch is scheduled at 9:00 p.m. Snow Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Salem Hills, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Skyridge at 4:00 p.m. Skyridge's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Salem Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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