The West Field Longhorns will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain Crest Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. West Field is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, West Field made easy work of Green Canyon and carried off a 15-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Brady Penland
| 04/16/25 vs Green Canyon | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Box Elder | 1 |
| 03/31/25 @ Bountiful | 1 |
| 03/15/25 vs Maple Mountain | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Syracuse | 1 |
Brady Penland made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Tyce Abbott was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of West Field's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). Kason Taylor was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
West Field was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Mountain Crest came up short against Ridgeline on Wednesday and fell 5-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Crest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Nielsen, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Mountain Crest's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for West Field, their record now sits at 10-8.
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