American Fork is 8-2 against Lone Peak since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The American Fork Cavemen will head out on the road to challenge the Lone Peak Knights at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (American Fork has five straight victories, Lone Peak has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
American Fork is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Westlake with a sharp 22-9 win on Friday. American Fork might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Jett Walker was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, American Fork got a massive performance out of Cooper Jones, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cache Poulson, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Lone Peak was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell just short of Pleasant Grove by a score of 4-2.
Tanner Walkenhorst made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
American Fork has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Lone Peak, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Lone Peak's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: American Fork has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Lone Peak, though, as they've been averaging 8.9. Given American Fork's sizable advantage in that area, Lone Peak will need to find a way to close that gap.
American Fork took their victory against Lone Peak in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-6. Will American Fork repeat their success, or does Lone Peak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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