In what's become a running theme this season, Juab gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They put the hurt on the North Sanpete Hawks with a sharp 12-2 victory. 12 seems to be a good number for Juab as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kanyon Matinson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Matinson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Matinson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Park, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Larson, who scored a run and stole a base.
On North Sanpete's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Swapp, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Juab pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their 11th 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 10.3 runs per game. As for North Sanpete, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Juab will be playing in front of their home fans against Delta at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Juab is facing Delta at the right time seeing as Delta is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for North Sanpete, they will head out on the road to take on Richfield at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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