The West Field Longhorns will square off against the Box Elder Bees at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
West Field lost 7-1 to Herriman on Friday. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Field saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kanyon Pratt, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Box Elder entered their tilt with Farmington last Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Phoenix. That's two games straight that the Bees have won by just one run.
Bosten Steacie tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kellen Kohler, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Korbin Jeppesen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Box Elder's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Field, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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