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Show Cavemen Protect Crib During Viking Visit win. American Fork made every ev-ery effort and came out on top this time. American Fork is currently cur-rently sitting in second place in Region with a 5-3 Region and 11-3 overall record. These teams meet for the third and final meeting in Region Re-gion play on Friday starting at 4 p.m. in Pleasant Grove. I am going to throw in a great stat favoring the Vikings and their fans. It seems that standing stand-ing room only is the only way to enjoy a baseball game at AFHS, unless you get there early to get one of maybe 20 seats available in the "bleachers". Viking Field is unquestionably the best high school facility for baseball in the whole state. Plenty of room and safety precautions for players and fans. You go, Darren! by Kent Allen The second game with American Fork High School was played at American Fork, and the Cavemen successfully protected their home field by thumping the Vikings, 10-3. Junior Tyler Harmon was the starting pitcher for the Vikings, Vi-kings, but with only two strikeouts strike-outs in the first three innings, he had difficulty finding a consistent con-sistent strike zone. He was replaced by Senior Broc Starr who finished the game, but had no strikeouts. In checking the stats, American Fork's man on the mound, Kyle Wright, went the distance for the Cavemen, and had only three strikeouts. The Viking's bats were all busy with nine hits in the first three innings but could only generate three runs including a giant homer by senior Court Iorg to start off the third. Hopes were high as the next batter, Cade Hooley, had a great hit get picked off at the fence in deep center. Broc Starr was next, great hit, deep, but catchable. Done. Next, Tyler Harmon got a great hit that dropped for a single, but got picked off from first base on a questionable but quick move from Mr. Wright on the mound. And so went the game. From the fourth inning on, it was ground outs and fly outs with a walk and a couple of singles scattered throughout the balance of the game. This was one of those games where it took a balanced effort of defense and offense to i T. ' r -'i ! J Court org collides with teamale Broc Starr for a fly ball. Starr came away with the out. Photo courtesy of PicMyKid.com |