Softball Preview: Spanish Fork Dons vs. Cedar Valley Aviators
The Spanish Fork Dons will head out on the road to square off against the Cedar Valley Aviators at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Spanish Fork has 20 straight victories, Cedar Valley has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Spanish Fork stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Wasatch.
The team relied heavily on Alyce Archuleta, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Tatum Hall was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Cedar Valley had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Mountain Ridge on Friday.
Ellie Leatham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Okusi, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Spanish Fork's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Cedar Valley, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Spanish Fork hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cedar Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Spanish Fork's way against Cedar Valley in their previous matchup back in April as Spanish Fork made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spanish Fork since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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