Bonneville is 0-10 against Bountiful since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bonneville Lakers will head out on the road to take on the Bountiful RedHawks at 3:30 p.m.
Bonneville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Box Elder, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Bonneville was ranked 20th). Bonneville fell just short of Box Elder by a score of 10-8 on Thursday. Bonneville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mylee Pedersen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Aya Larson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Bountiful put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Syracuse as Bountiful made off with a 13-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Bountiful who now have five in a row.
Ella Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Jaci Alvey was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Melissa Turpin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bonneville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for Bountiful, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
Bonneville came up short against Bountiful when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Bonneville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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