The Salem Hills Skyhawks will face off against the Taylorsville Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salem Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Wasatch get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Skyhawks in their matchups with the Wasps: they've now won nine in a row.
The team relied heavily on Camryn Guest, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Audree Stokes, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Salem Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville made easy work of Spanish Fork on Friday and carried off a 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Aleya Wegner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Megan Sterzer was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Tianna Hansen was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Salem Hills' win bumped their record up to 24-4. As for Taylorsville, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Salem Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Taylorsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
