Van is 0-3 against Pleasant Grove since May of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Van Vandals will challenge the Pleasant Grove Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Van sitting on four straight victories and Pleasant Grove on eight.
If Van beats Pleasant Grove with 12 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went Van's way against Rains on Tuesday as Van made off with a 12-2 win. The Vandals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Asher Hawkins
| 03/11/25 vs Rains | 5 |
| 03/01/25 vs Alvarado | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Godley | 3 |
| 02/20/25 @ Huntsville | 3 |
| 02/20/25 @ Huntsville | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Asher Hawkins, who scored three runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Wyatt Dale was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Van always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pirates pitching crew that boasted an average of only four runs allowed last Tuesday. Pleasant Grove was the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over Pittsburg.
Van's victory bumped their record up to 13-5-1. As for Pleasant Grove, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Van suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. Can Van avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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