Westlake is 0-10 against American Fork since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Westlake Thunder will head out on the road to challenge the American Fork Cavemen at 3:30 p.m.
Westlake is is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to American Fork.
Westlake got a good showing from Brent Smith, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Westlake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Dansie, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Westlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Westlake's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for American Fork, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
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