Lehi is 8-2 against Westlake since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lehi Pioneers will be playing at home against the Westlake Thunder at 3:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Lehi's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Westlake has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Lehi is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Skyridge, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Lehi was ranked 12th). Everything went Lehi's way against Skyridge on Friday as Lehi made off with a 10-3 win.
TJ Peterson tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tanner Heaps, who went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Dawson Brown was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Westlake lost 22-9 to American Fork on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Westlake has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Westlake saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Boivin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Boivin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Bruck, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Westlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lehi has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-20.
Westlake's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lehi has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .443. It's a different story for Westlake, though, as they've only averaged .361. Will they be able to contain Lehi's hitters?
Lehi might still be hurting after the 14-5 defeat they got from Westlake when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Can Lehi avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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