The Woods Cross Wildcats will be playing at home against the Bountiful RedHawks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Woods Cross is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Woods Cross' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Northridge by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Woods Cross.
Not much got past Harley Vicchrilli, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Northridge off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Moffat, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Stetson Chritchley, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Bountiful came up short against Viewmont on Friday and fell 5-2.
Bountiful saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kash Kuehne, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Woods Cross is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Bountiful, they dropped their record down to 9-13 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Woods Cross has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bountiful struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Woods Cross' way against Bountiful in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Woods Cross made off with a 19-10 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bountiful's Dallin Maxwell, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Woods Cross to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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