Hunter can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kearns Cougars a 5-0 shutout. For Hunter, this counts as revenge for the 14-2 loss Kearns walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Talon Petersen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Petersen was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Petersen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Francom, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Kearns' side, Kody Kemp was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases.
Hunter's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-17. As for Kearns, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Hunter will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kearns: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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