Baseball Preview: Intermountain Christian Lions vs. Tintic Miners
Intermountain Christian and Tintic are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Intermountain Christian Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the Tintic Miners at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Intermountain Christian beats Tintic with 16 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Intermountain Christian blew past Freedom Prep Academy 16-1 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Harmon made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Harmon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Intermountain Christian let Gabe Maciag and Brayden Bogle loose on the outfield. Maciag scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Bogle scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Furze, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Intermountain Christian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Tintic fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Piute last Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Thunderbirds by a score of 11-10.
Intermountain Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Tintic, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-6.
Intermountain Christian took their victory against Tintic in their previous matchup back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 11-5. Does Intermountain Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tintic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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