The Alta Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Skyline Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alta is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Alta will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Olympus, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Alta came out on top in a nail-biter against Olympus on Friday and snuck past 6-5.
Ian Alvey looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Alta saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Lohnes, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Kelly, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Skyline was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 10-4 loss at the hands of Jordan.
Court Bills was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Skyline didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jordan only tossed four.
Alta is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Skyline, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Skyline's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Alta has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Skyline, though, as they've been averaging 9.9. Given Alta's sizable advantage in that area, Skyline will need to find a way to close that gap.
Alta took their victory against Skyline in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-4. Will Alta repeat their success, or does Skyline have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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