The Crimson Cliffs Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Coronado Cougars at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Crimson Cliffs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Crimson Cliffs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Dixie, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Crimson Cliffs was ranked 13th). Crimson Cliffs fell just short of Dixie by a score of 5-3 on Friday. Crimson Cliffs has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tyler West was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Coronado was able to grind out a solid win over Arbor View on Thursday, taking the game 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coronado.
The team relied heavily on Louis Dion, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Thomsen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Crimson Cliffs' loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Coronado, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
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