The Syracuse Titans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Bountiful RedHawks at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Syracuse will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Farmington 12-10.
Meanwhile, Bountiful put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Clearfield with a sharp 13-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Bountiful as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ella Miller was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mylie Burns and Isabeau Hoff did most of the damage at the plate: Burns went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Hoff scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Hoff continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Jaci Alvey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Syracuse now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Bountiful, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Syracuse couldn't quite finish off Bountiful in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Thankfully for Syracuse, Eva Stoddard (who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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