Lone Peak is 7-2 against Lehi since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lone Peak Knights will look to defend their home field against the Lehi Pioneers at 3:30 p.m. Lone Peak is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Lone Peak faced Skyridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lone Peak came out on top against Skyridge by a score of 6-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lone Peak.
Grady Slesk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Lone Peak let Bowen Barnes and Lance Pettit loose on the outfield. Barnes went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Pettit went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Pay, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lehi fell victim to a rough 15-4 defeat at the hands of American Fork on Friday.
Lehi saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ozzie Williams, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Lehi was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Lone Peak's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Lehi, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lone Peak hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lehi struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Lone Peak's way against Lehi in their previous meeting back in March of 2017 as Lone Peak made off with a 12-3 win. Does Lone Peak have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lehi turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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