American Fork had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Westlake Thunder. That's more bragging rights for American Fork, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
American Fork got a great performance from Gabe Hollenbach as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hollenbach has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bode Gaggero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Dax Watts was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Westlake's side, they got a good showing from Brent Smith, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Westlake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Dansie, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Westlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
American Fork has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Westlake, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-18.
American Fork will have a chance to go back-to-back against Westlake: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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