South Summit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 12-9 to the Bonneville Lakers.
Wiley Crystall and Kohen Peterson put in work while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Crystall tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Peterson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Crystall went 2-for-5 with three RBI, while Peterson scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hunter Bednarik made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Larsen, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Bonneville's side, the team relied heavily on Jet Hirschi, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wade Larsen, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
South Summit's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Bonneville, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
South Summit will head out on the road to take on Union at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Union's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so South Summit's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bonneville, they will head out on the road to challenge Hillcrest at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bonneville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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