West Jordan and Granger are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The West Jordan Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Granger Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Jordan will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
West Jordan can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Kearns as West Jordan made off with a 10-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Arianna Fjeldsted, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Tagovailoa, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Granger had to settle for a 15-13 defeat against Alta on Wednesday. Granger has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Granger got a massive performance out of Mia Hernandez, who went 5-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Haylie Harper, who went 4-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Granger was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .700. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alta only posted a batting average of .379.
West Jordan is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Granger, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19-1.
Granger's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. West Jordan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Granger, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Will West Jordan keep running through batters, or will Granger buck the trend?
Everything went West Jordan's way against Granger in their previous meeting back in April as West Jordan made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Jordan since the squad 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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