On Monday, Riverton faced Lehi in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Riverton Silverwolves narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lehi Pioneers 5-4. The victory was just what Riverton needed coming off of a 12-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
Riverton's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lily Heitz, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Tessa Hogue was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Lehi's side, Madison Salisbury was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Riverton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Lehi, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3-1.
Riverton is on the road again on Tuesday to play Herriman at 3:30 p.m. Herriman will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Riverton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lehi, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Pleasant Grove at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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