With a playoff win on the line, Wasatch rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cedar Valley Aviators, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wasps have posted since April 11th.
Blake Sweat made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Salmon, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grant Mahoney, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Wasatch's win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for Cedar Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.
Wasatch will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cedar Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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