The Lone Peak Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Pleasant Grove Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lone Peak is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Pleasant Grove is hoping to do on Tuesday what Westlake couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Lone Peak's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lone Peak walked away with a 5-2 victory over Westlake. That's two games straight that Lone Peak has won by exactly three runs.
Lance Pettit made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Pettit was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tanner Walkenhorst, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove beat Lehi 7-2 on Thursday.
Pleasant Grove also got a great performance from Austin Connelly as he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tua Wolfgramm, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Mason Hawk Henry was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Lone Peak's record is now 11-8. As for Pleasant Grove, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lone Peak hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pleasant Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lone Peak suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Pleasant Grove when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Lone Peak, Ryker Schow (who went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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