After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Tooele finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. Their rough 9-1 defeat to the Cyprus Pirates might stick with them for a while. Tooele was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cyprus apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.
Tooele saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Tooele hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cyprus struck out 12 times.
On Cyprus' side, Bree Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Calee Sharp was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Frankee Kelsch, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI.
Tooele's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for Cyprus, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tooele is on the road again on Friday to play Stansbury at 3:30 p.m. As for Cyprus, they will take on Kearns at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kearns is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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