The Altamont Longhorns will challenge the Maeser Prep Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Altamont took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Green River with a sharp 15-5 victory. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Octavio Diaz was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. He also put up a double, which washis first of the season. Another player making a difference was Keaton Huff, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Altamont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 43.1%.
Meanwhile, Maeser Prep Academy can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Wendover as Maeser Prep Academy made off with a 29-10 win. The Lions' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Maeser Prep Academy got a massive performance out of Mitchell Tingey, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Trace Turner, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Altamont has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Maeser Prep Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Altamont has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Maeser Prep Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Altamont's way against Maeser Prep Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Altamont made off with a 20-2 win. Will Altamont repeat their success, or does Maeser Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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