The Roy Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Viewmont Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 19 straight defeats, while Viewmont will come in with three straight victories.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Roy's offense. They lost 15-0 to Bountiful on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Viewmont got themselves on the board against Woods Cross on Tuesday, but Woods Cross never followed suit. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Wildcats. Considering the Vikings have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
London Dickerson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ricki Smith, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Karli Dickerson, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Viewmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Viewmont's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Roy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
Roy might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Viewmont in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Royals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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