Baseball Game Preview: Park City Miners vs. Tooele Buffaloes

For the second straight game, Park City will face off against Tooele. The Miners will square off against the Buffaloes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Park City will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

On Friday, Park City beat Tooele 15-11.

The team relied heavily on Jack Gallagher, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Jakob DeVries was another key player, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4.

Park City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Park City's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Tooele, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.

Tooele's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Park City has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Tooele, though, as they've been averaging 10.8 hits. Given Park City's sizable advantage in that area, the Buffaloes will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.