Mountain View hasn't had much luck against Orem recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bruins will look to defend their home field against the Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Mountain View will be strutting in after a victory while Orem will be coming in after a loss.
Mountain View took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Provo 17-7. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Brinlee Gillman was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Gillman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Saralynn Hair and Haylee Krug did most of the damage at the plate: Hair went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Krug got on base in two of her four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Krug continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Miranda Secrist, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Orem suffered their closest defeat since March 15th on Thursday. They fell just short of Payson by a score of 4-2. The Tigers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Kate Allred made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Orem's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 9-14.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Orem in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Bruins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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