It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Weber can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to the American Fork Cavemen on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Weber couldn't push the score so high this time.
Weber saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dax Rhees, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On American Fork's side, CJ Mascaro made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Mascaro has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mascaro was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Court Taylor looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, American Fork got a massive performance out of Cooper Jones, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayson Howard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Weber has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. As for American Fork, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 20-6.
While Weber had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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