The Westlake Thunder will square off against the Herriman Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Westlake will be strutting in after a win while Herriman will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Westlake turned things around against Cedar Valley on Friday. They came out on top against the Aviators by a score of 7-4.
William Kidder
| 05/01/26 vs Cedar Valley | 6 |
| 04/28/26 vs Cedar Valley | 2 |
| 03/17/26 @ Mountain Ridge | 2 |
| 04/14/26 @ Copper Hills | 1 |
| 04/07/26 @ Riverton | 1 |
Westlake got a great performance from William Kidder as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave Kidder a new career-high.
At the plate, Grayson Conder was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Westlake's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-14 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Teigan Vincent, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Herriman fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Layton on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by just one run.
Mason Greeno was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Herriman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Pettitt, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Herriman and nudges their season record down to 6-16. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Westlake, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
Westlake skirted past Herriman 7-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Do the Thunder have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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