American Fork is 0-10 against Pleasant Grove since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The American Fork Cavemen will head out on the road to challenge the Pleasant Grove Vikings at 3:30 p.m. American Fork will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
American Fork took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Lone Peak 11-2.
Mazie Walters made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Walters was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reagan Rogerson was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kennedy McKinney, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 7-2.
Allyson Young was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Norman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
American Fork's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12. As for Pleasant Grove, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
American Fork might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Pleasant Grove in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pleasant Grove's Keslie Draney, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that American Fork knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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