The Box Elder Bees are taking a road trip to square off against the West Field Longhorns at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Field took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Box Elder, who comes in off a win.
Box Elder will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Farmington, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. The Bees sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix last Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Bees, who have now won three games in a row.
Bosten Steacie
| 03/27/25 @ Farmington | 9 |
| 03/20/25 @ Weber | 9 |
| 03/08/25 vs Bear River | 5 |
Box Elder got a great performance from Bosten Steacie as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Steacie has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kellen Kohler, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Easton Green also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, West Field lost 7-1 to Herriman on Friday. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Field saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kanyon Pratt, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Box Elder's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Field, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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