For the second straight game, Pleasant Grove will face off against Sheldon. The Eagles will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Huskies at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pleasant Grove has four straight victories, Sheldon has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pleasant Grove's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Sheldon 13-0. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Matt Emmons looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Pleasant Grove: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-13 otherwise.
Jaxon Kertel
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Kertel, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Benicio Ayala was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Pleasant Grove kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.
Pleasant Grove's win bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Sheldon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-19.
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