After flying high against Fairfield on Thursday, Pleasant Grove came back down to earth. The Spartans came up short against the Hueytown Golden Gophers on Friday, falling 11-1. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Golden Gophers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Pleasant Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amaury Webster, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that Webster has hit this season.
Pleasant Grove now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Hueytown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Pleasant Grove will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Tarrant at 11:00 a.m. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.43 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hueytown, they will venture away from home to take on Springville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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