For the second straight game, Pleasant Grove will face off against Payson. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Pleasant Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Payson, who was ranked 21st at the time (Pleasant Grove was ranked eighth). The Vikings never let the Lions get on the board and left with an 11-0 win on Thursday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Davey Staffieri
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Davey Staffieri was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash Clement, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.
Pleasant Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Payson's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Pleasant Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
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