The Intermountain Christian Lions will head out on the road to square off against the American Heritage Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Intermountain Christian beat Utah Military Academy - Hill Field 13-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Noah Hillaker made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. He was even better at the plate, going 5-for-5 with four runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Jonathan Doty was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Furze, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Intermountain Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Utah Military Academy - Hill Field only tossed five.
Meanwhile, American Heritage waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won nine matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Like Intermountain Christian, American Heritage also got a great game from a two-way player: Sam Werner. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Werner was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, American Heritage got a massive performance out of Matthew Lake, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Stratton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Intermountain Christian's record is now 9-3-1. As for American Heritage, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Intermountain Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like American Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Intermountain Christian suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to American Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Intermountain Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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