The Tooele Buffaloes will head out on the road to take on the Cedar Valley Aviators at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tooele's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Jordan 14-0.
Allie Anderson and Aubrie Hansen were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Anderson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hansen struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Anderson went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Hansen scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lyric Nelson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cedar Valley made easy work of Timpview on Thursday and carried off a 16-1 win.
Like Tooele, Cedar Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Brenley Keele. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Keele was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cedar Valley got a massive performance out of Eva Okusi, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Okusi continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Mindy Ward was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Tooele is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Cedar Valley, their record is now 11-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Tooele hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cedar Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Tooele came out on top in a nail-biter against Cedar Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tooele since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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