Beaver fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Kanab on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Kanab Cowboys by a score of 7-6. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Beaver in their matchups with Kanab: they've now lost three in a row.
Kutlur Matheson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Davin Orton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Kanab's side, Kash Kabonic was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Riddle, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Beaver's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Kanab, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Beaver will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Parowan at 3:30 p.m. on April 2nd. As for Kanab, they will square off against Duchesne at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Kanab is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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