The Pleasant Grove Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Skyridge Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pleasant Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Skyridge, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Pleasant Grove was ranked 22nd). Pleasant Grove fell just short of Skyridge by a score of 13-12 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Pleasant Grove in their matchups with Skyridge: they've now lost three in a row.
Drew Smith was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Smith was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Tua Wolfgramm was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was C.J. Anderson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Pleasant Grove's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-11. As for Skyridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Pleasant Grove hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Skyridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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