The Woods Cross Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Box Elder Bees at 3:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Woods Cross gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Bonneville as Woods Cross made off with a 12-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Woods Cross who now have six in a row.
Tyler Story tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Woods Cross got a massive performance out of Gavin Shupe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kason Lythgoe, who scored three runs and stole five bases.
Meanwhile, Box Elder scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Roy with a sharp 15-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Box Elder considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Judd Howells made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Howells has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Howells was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Landen Golmon was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Ryan Griffin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Woods Cross is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Box Elder, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Woods Cross came out on top in a nail-biter against Box Elder in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Will Woods Cross repeat their success, or does Box Elder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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