The Pleasant Grove Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the American Fork Cavemen at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Pleasant Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Westlake, taking the game 8-5.
Austin Connelly looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brock Robinson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tua Wolfgramm, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, American Fork faced Lehi in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. American Fork put the hurt on Lehi with a sharp 15-4 win. With that victory, American Fork brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Cooper Jones, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Dax Watts was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Pleasant Grove is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for American Fork, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like American Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pleasant Grove suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to American Fork in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Pleasant Grove, Austin Laycock (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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