Softball Preview: Wasatch Wasps vs. Spanish Fork Dons
Wasatch is 1-9 against Spanish Fork since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wasatch Wasps are on the road again to play the Spanish Fork Dons at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Wasatch's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
If Wasatch beats Spanish Fork with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Wasatch put the hurt on Timpview with a sharp 10-0 victory on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Wasatch has won by exactly ten runs.
Hallie McNaughtan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. McNaughtan has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. McNaughtan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Liana Jones was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Berlyn Brown was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fork had already won 18 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it 19 on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Skyhawks by a score of 4-1.
Lucy Evans spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jade Romero, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Wasatch pushed their record up to 5-17 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Spanish Fork, their record is now 21-2.
Wasatch came up short against Spanish Fork when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spanish Fork's Alyce Archuleta, who struck out ten batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Wasatch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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