Softball Preview: Bountiful RedHawks vs. Bonneville Lakers
Bountiful is 10-0 against Bonneville since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bountiful RedHawks will be playing at home against the Bonneville Lakers at 3:30 p.m. Bountiful is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bountiful gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Syracuse. 13 seems to be a good number for Bountiful as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ella Miller made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaci Alvey, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Melissa Turpin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bonneville faced Box Elder in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Bonneville fell just short of Box Elder by a score of 10-8. Bonneville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mylee Pedersen was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aya Larson, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
Bountiful pushed their record up to 22-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Bonneville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4.
Bountiful was able to grind out a solid win over Bonneville in their previous meeting back in April, winning 3-0. Will Bountiful repeat their success, or does Bonneville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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