The Syracuse Titans will challenge the American Fork Cavemen on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Syracuse comes in on five and American Fork on ten.
Syracuse is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Bingham.
Dom Johnatakis tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carson Miles was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Tatum Martin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, American Fork stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Weber onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for American Fork as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gabe Hollenbach looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, American Fork let Cooper Jones and CJ Mascaro loose on the outfield. Jones scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Mascaro scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dax Watts, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Syracuse has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11-1 record this season. As for American Fork, their record is now 21-6.
Syracuse might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from American Fork when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Syracuse avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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