Kanab has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Duchesne Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Kanab is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Beaver onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Griffen Bone's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kanab's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Walker Baird, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Duchesne entered their tilt with Grand County with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Red Devils out 4-2. That's two games straight that Duchesne has won by exactly two runs.
Jeshaun Johnson was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Cade Norman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Kanab is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Duchesne, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
Friday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Kanab hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .335. However, it's not like Duchesne struggles in that department as they've averaged .359. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Kanab couldn't quite finish off Duchesne in their previous matchup back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duchesne's Kyson Giles, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Now that Kanab knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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