The Pleasant Grove Eagles will take on the Oakmont Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After dropping their season opener at home, Oakmont is headed out to face a Eagles team ready to give their home crowd a win. Pleasant Grove took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Inderkum on Saturday.
Ramiro Montes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Nate Tozi, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Oakmont and Granite Bay meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Vikings fell 13-8 to the Grizzlies. The loss put an end to the Vikings' undefeated start to the season.
Jackson Longley made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Schwartz, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Pleasant Grove couldn't quite finish off Oakmont when the teams last played back in February of 2025 and fell 3-1. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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