The Box Elder Bees will head out on the road to take on the Woods Cross Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Box Elder is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Roy with a sharp 15-1 victory on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Box Elder with their most commanding win of the season.
Judd Howells made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Howells has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Howells was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Box Elder got a massive performance out of Landen Golmon, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Ryan Griffin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Woods Cross gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Bonneville as Woods Cross made off with a 12-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Woods Cross as they're now sitting on six straight.
Tyler Story tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Gavin Shupe was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kason Lythgoe, who scored three runs and stole five bases.
Box Elder's record is now 7-9. As for Woods Cross, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
Box Elder couldn't quite finish off Woods Cross in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Box Elder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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