The Weber Warriors will square off against the American Fork Cavemen at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Weber is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Weber heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to American Fork. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Weber couldn't push the score so high this time.
For American Fork's part, CJ Mascaro was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Mascaro has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mascaro was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Court Taylor looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, American Fork got a massive performance out of Cooper Jones, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Tayson Howard was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Weber's loss dropped their record down to 9-19. As for American Fork, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-6.
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