The Layton Lancers will square off against the Farmington Phoenix at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Layton nor Davis made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Lancers fell just short of the Darts by a score of 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Andres Cedeno was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Will Hoffman
| 04/25/25 @ Davis | 4 |
| 04/16/25 @ Syracuse | 3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Weber | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Weber | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Davis | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
In other batting news, Will Hoffman was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for Layton: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 4-10 otherwise.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Farmington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Syracuse on Friday.
Farmington also got a great performance from Adam Barrett as he struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave Barrett a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Lincoln Westlund and Brody Rolfson did most of the damage at the plate: Westlund went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Rolfson went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That's the most runs Rolfson has posted since back in March.
Farmington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Layton's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Farmington, their victory bumped their record up to 5-14.
Layton skirted past Farmington 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Phoenix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
