Fremont fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against American Fork on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to the American Fork Cavemen, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Fremont's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Fremont saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brant Koford, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Karston Jamison, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On American Fork's side, they got a great performance from Court Taylor as he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Taylor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, CJ Mascaro was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dax Watts, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Fremont's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for American Fork, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Fremont will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Pleasant Grove at 3:30 p.m. Pleasant Grove hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for American Fork, they will face off against Liberty at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last five games American Fork has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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