The North Sanpete Hawks will face off against the Canyon View Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in North Sanpete's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Canyon View has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
North Sanpete had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Richfield on Thursday. The Hawks blew past the Wildcats 11-1. Considering the Hawks have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on McKenzie Madsen, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Madsen, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
North Sanpete was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Juab hit Canyon View with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Falcons fell just short of the Wasps by a score of 10-9.
Alina Sluder and Payton Castillo stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sluder went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Castillo went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Nikelle Aiken was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Canyon View's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for North Sanpete, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
Everything went North Sanpete's way against Canyon View in their previous meeting back in March, as North Sanpete made off with a 14-2 win. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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