The Orem Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Mountain View Mavericks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Orem was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View, taking the game 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
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The team relied heavily on Mack Ellison, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Anthony DeMaria, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Orem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mavericks were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Grizzlies. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Ryan Yesford was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Schellhammer, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
The win was their first at home, bumping their record up to 6-8. As for Mountain View, their record is now 11-2.
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