On Wednesday, Lehi faced American Fork in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lehi Pioneers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the American Fork Cavemen. This was a revenge match for Lehi, as the team was forced to settle for a 13-8 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Carson Colledge looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ozzie Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mays Madsen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On American Fork's side, Cooper Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Mascaro, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, American Fork didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lehi now has a winning record of 6-5. As for American Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Lehi will have a chance to go back-to-back against American Fork: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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