American Fork had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Weber Warriors on Thursday as the American Fork Cavemen made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was nothing new for American Fork as they're now sitting on nine straight.
CJ Mascaro was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Mascaro has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mascaro was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Court Taylor looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, American Fork got a massive performance out of Cooper Jones, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Tayson Howard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Weber's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dax Rhees, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
American Fork has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Weber, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season.
American Fork will have a chance to go back-to-back against Weber: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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