The Pleasant Grove Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Springville Red Devils at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pleasant Grove has four straight wins, Springville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pleasant Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Wasatch, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Pleasant Grove was ranked 11th). The Vikings put the hurt on the Wasps with a sharp 11-4 victory on Thursday. Pleasant Grove's win was all the more impressive since the Wasps were averaging only 3.8 runs allowed on the season.
Crew Anderson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Springville didn't have quite enough to beat Payson on Tuesday and fell 8-7.
Kasen Torres was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with four RBI. Kyler Hughes was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Pleasant Grove's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Springville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Pleasant Grove got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 against Springville by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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