Firth waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Wendell Trojans with a sharp 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Firth, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Darrell Vasquez and Kayden Hutchings did most of the damage at the plate: Vasquez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hutchings scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Vasquez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Quinton Hall, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Wendell's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas McRoberts, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Wendell hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Firth pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Wendell, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
Firth will head out on the road to face off against Snake River at 9:00 p.m. on Monday. Firth is facing Snake River at the right time seeing as Snake River is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Wendell, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Malad at 5:00 p.m.
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