It was a good run, but Tooele unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 10-6 to the Murray Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Tooele of the 5-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Olivia Nelson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Rose Kimball, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Tooele didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Murray only tossed seven.
On Murray's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Summer Stewart, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Izzy Lightfoot was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
Tooele's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Murray, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Tooele didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-0 victory vs. Jordan on the 18th. As for Murray, they will be playing at home against Stansbury at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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