The Davis Darts are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Pleasant Grove Vikings at 3:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Davis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Syracuse 13-12.
The team relied heavily on Lauryn Hall, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Hadlee Isaacs, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Farmington 14-4. Pleasant Grove is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Maya Pawalek was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Pawalek was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Maile Larsen and Aniston Norton did most of the damage at the plate: Larsen went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs, while Norton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Brooke Fisher was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Davis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Pleasant Grove, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6.
Pleasant Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Davis has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pleasant Grove, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3. Will Davis keep running through batters, or will Pleasant Grove buck the trend?
Davis suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Pleasant Grove when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pawalek, who tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Now that Davis knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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