The Kearns Cougars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Cyprus Pirates at 3:30 p.m. Kearns has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Cyprus will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Kearns suffered a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Taylorsville.
Kearns saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daymin Ward, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cyprus pushed their score to 13 the last time they played West Jordan, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. Cyprus' pitcher stepped up to hand West Jordan a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Ayden Italsano's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Kearns' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cyprus, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Kearns came up short against Cyprus in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 11-7. Can Kearns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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