After eight games on the road, North Sanpete is heading back home. They will take on the Manti Templars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, North Sanpete came up short against American Leadership Academy and fell 11-6.
North Sanpete got a good showing from Peyton Rostron, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Andy Bailey was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bryce Swapp, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, North Sanpete didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Manti waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over the Thunder. 12 seems to be a good number for Manti as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Braxton Henningson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned (and three unearned) runs on 12 hits.
At the plate, Manti's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Reggie Frischknecht, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
North Sanpete dropped their record down to 1-7 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Manti, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
North Sanpete suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Manti when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manti's Britton Keisel, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that North Sanpete knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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