Baseball Game Preview: Spanish Fork Dons vs. Orem Tigers

The Spanish Fork Dons will head out on the road to square off against the Orem Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Spanish Fork came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 7-1 to Springville. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Dons have suffered since April 8th.

Jesse Harrison was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.

At the plate, Spanish Fork saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boston Duvall, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Orem had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Wasps 10-1. Considering the Tigers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Orem's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Spanish Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.