The matchup between West and Alta on Tuesday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The West Panthers walked away with a 15-12 victory over the Alta Hawks. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Josephine Gasu and Angelys Tapusoa did most of the damage at the plate: Gasu scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Tapusoa went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
On Alta's side, they got a massive performance out of Stella Preece, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Addyson Brownell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Alta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West only posted a batting average of .241.
West is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Alta, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
West will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Olympus at 3:30 p.m. As for Alta, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alta is facing Highland at the right time seeing as Highland is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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