The Kearns Cougars will square off against the Grantsville Cowboys at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Kearns comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Kearns managed to slip by Clearfield the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Cougars came up short against the Falcons on Thursday, falling 11-1.
Kearns saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Rodarte, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run was Rodarte's first of the season.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Grantsville and Ben Lomond had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Cowboys put the hurt on the Scots with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. The Cowboys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Krue Warren made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Grantsville is 3-1 when Warren allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Warren was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, Payton Cummings was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Grantsville's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 2-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Cooper Castagno was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Grantsville lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Grantsville's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Kearns, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Kearns came out on top in a nail-biter against Grantsville when the teams last played back in March of 2019, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Cowboys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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