Farmington won the last time they faced Box Elder, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Farmington Phoenix came out on top against the Box Elder Bees by a score of 6-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Josh Hecht spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on ten hits.
At the plate, Easton Wight was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Pearson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Box Elder's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Griffin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Griffin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Maddox Earnest, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Farmington has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Box Elder, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Farmington will head out on the road to face off against Davis at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Davis will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Farmington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Box Elder, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bonneville at 3:30 p.m. Box Elder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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