On Tuesday, Snow Canyon faced Cedar in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Snow Canyon Warriors fell just short of the Cedar Reds by a score of 5-4. Snow Canyon was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cedar apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Snow Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Landis, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Snow Canyon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedar only tossed seven.
On Cedar's side, Sadie Parson spent all eight innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Parson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kate Lopez was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Snow Canyon's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Cedar, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
While Snow Canyon 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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