After seven games on the road, Mountain View is heading back home. They will take on the Payson Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Mountain View fell victim to a rough 17-2 defeat at the hands of Uintah. Mountain View has struggled against Uintah recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Callie Huff was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Payson scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Uintah with a sharp 12-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Peyton Staheli made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Staheli was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Adi Duke was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lexie Harmer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Payson, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Mountain View hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Payson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mountain View suffered a grim 18-6 defeat to Payson in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Mountain View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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