Softball Recap: Tooele Buffaloes vs. Jordan Beetdiggers
Tooele can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jordan Beetdiggers a 14-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Tooele, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Allie Anderson and Aubrie Hansen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Anderson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hansen struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Anderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Anderson went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Hansen scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyric Nelson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Tooele is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Jordan, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tooele will take on Cedar Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Cedar Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Jordan, they will head out on the road to face off against Hillcrest at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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