Softball Game Preview: Tooele Buffaloes vs. Park City Miners

By Team Reports Apr 1, 2025, 2:44am

Softball Preview: Tooele Buffaloes vs. Park City Miners

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Tooele has gone a perfect 10-0 against Park City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Tooele will be playing at home against Park City at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Tooele's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.

If Tooele beats Park City with 16 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went Tooele's way against Cottonwood on Monday as Tooele made off with a 16-1 victory. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Jaelyn Woods looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Tooele got a massive performance out of Hunter Culley, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Shields, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.

Tooele kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 11.2.

Meanwhile, Park City lost 11-1 to Skyline on Monday. The Miners haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Olivia Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Park City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Tooele, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.

Tuesday's game will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Tooele hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .316. However, it's not like Park City struggles in that department as they've averaged .364. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Everything went Tooele's way against Park City in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Tooele made off with a 10-0 win. Does Tooele have another victory up their sleeve, or will Park City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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