The Grand County Red Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Duchesne Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Duchesne will be up against a hot Grand County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Red Devils blew past Providence Hall 14-3 on Friday. Considering the Red Devils have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caden Swasey
| 04/25/25 vs Providence Hall | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ North Sevier | 3 |
| 04/09/24 @ North Sevier | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Gunnison Valley | 2 |
| 03/03/25 @ Carbon | 2 |
Caden Swasey was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and two doubles. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Romeo Williams was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Grand County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Duchesne came up short against San Juan on Monday, falling 17-6. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Broncos: they've now lost four in a row.
Rylann Butler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Duchesne's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-2 (and 4-10 when he doesn't).
Duchesne's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Grand County, their record is now 10-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grand County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Duchesne struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Grand County couldn't quite finish off Duchesne in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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