The Spanish Fork Dons will head out on the road to face off against the Salem Hills Skyhawks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Spanish Fork's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Wasatch on Friday. They fell just short of the Wasps by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Spanish Fork couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Spanish Fork got a good showing from Sammy Dart, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Spanish Fork saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nixon Warren, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Salem Hills' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Uintah by a score of 5-4.
Kaleb Holman and Alex Cloward did some serious damage despite the final result: Holman went 2-for-6 with two RBI and a double, while Cloward scored a run while going 2-for-6.
Even though they lost, Salem Hills was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post three or more doubles.
Spanish Fork's record is now 9-8. As for Salem Hills, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Spanish Fork has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Salem Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Spanish Fork suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Salem Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Spanish Fork, Kam Coburn (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk)) 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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