On Thursday, American Fork faced Skyridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The American Fork Cavemen put the hurt on the Skyridge Falcons with a sharp 11-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for American Fork.
CJ Mascaro was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Mascaro has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mascaro was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tayson Howard, who went 1-for-1 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Crew Ingersoll was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
On Skyridge's side, Miles Robinson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamden Stafford, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
American Fork has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Skyridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.
American Fork will head out on the road to face off against Westlake at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. American Fork is facing Westlake at the right time seeing as Westlake is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Skyridge, they will head out on the road to take on Lehi at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Skyridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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