Sky View extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 4-12. They came up short against the Deseret Peak Golden Eagles, falling 8-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on Wednesday.
Sky View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Lofthouse, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
As for Deseret Peak, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-10. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.8 runs.
On Deseret Peak's side, Andrew Harris made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Harris a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Deseret Peak is 2-1 when Harris posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Beckham Rowley, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Kaleb Vorwaller was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Sky View and Deseret Peak could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings. The Bobcats will challenge Mountain Crest at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (76 vs. 13). Meanwhile, Deseret Peak (ranked 64th) will meet Bear River (ranked 17th) at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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