Intermountain Christian has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Altamont Longhorns at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Intermountain Christian and Tintic finished up on equal footing with a 5-5 tie.
Meanwhile, Altamont waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 16-6 win. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Colton Beal made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Beal was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Judd Taylor and Octavio Diaz did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Diaz scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Parker Harrison was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Altamont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Intermountain Christian's tie makes their record 7-2-1 this season. As for Altamont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Intermountain Christian came up short against Altamont in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Intermountain Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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