The Stansbury Stallions will head out on the road to challenge the Tooele Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stansbury is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
While Stansbury has not struggled against Juan Diego Catholic recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Stansbury sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 victory over Juan Diego Catholic.
Bracken Matthews was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Landon Palmer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Tooele scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Hillcrest as Tooele made off with an 18-11 win. The victory was nothing new for Tooele as they're now sitting on four straight.
Tooele got a massive performance out of Kaden Dean, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Dean is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tanner Furgeson, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
The win got Stansbury back to even at 8-8. As for Tooele, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
Tooele's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Stansbury has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Tooele, though, as they've been averaging 8.7. Given Stansbury's sizable advantage in that area, Tooele will need to find a way to close that gap.
Stansbury took their win against Tooele when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Does Stansbury have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tooele turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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