The Mountain View Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Uintah Utes at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Mountain View had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Provo.
Elian Tortoledo put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Tortoledo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Tortoledo wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Imes, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Ethan Jackson, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Uintah has not done well against Salem Hills recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Uintah came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem Hills and snuck past 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Uintah.
Mountain View dropped their record down to 7-14 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Uintah, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Mountain View came up short against Uintah in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 10-6. Thankfully for Mountain View, Dallen Smuin (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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