With a playoff game on the line, Orem rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Alta Hawks as they made off with a 13-5 win. The result was nothing new for Orem, who have now won nine contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Owen Miller, who got a hit. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxtin Johnson, who got a hit.
On Alta's side, Nolan Lohnes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. McCoy Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Orem has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which lines up perfectly with their 21-7 record this season. As for Alta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-13.
Orem will square off against Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Springville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Alta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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