Bonneville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the South Summit Wildcats.
Jet Hirschi was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3. Jaygen Noble was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
On South Summit's side, Wiley Crystall and Kohen Peterson put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Crystall tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Peterson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Crystall went 2-for-5 with three RBI, while Peterson scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hunter Bednarik was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Larsen, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Bonneville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for South Summit, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Bonneville will head out on the road to take on Hillcrest at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Bonneville's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches. As for South Summit, they will head out on the road to square off against Union at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. South Summit has given up an average of 9.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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