The Orem Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Westlake Thunder at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
Orem came up short against Lehi on Wednesday, falling 14-4. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orem saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Hoshnic, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI Hoshnic has posted since back in April of 2024. Another was Mina Powelson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westlake). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mountain Crest a 13-0 shutout on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Westlake got a massive performance out of Ryan Pead, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Kinzie Bailey also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Westlake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Crest only posted an OBP of .167.
Westlake's record is now 4-1. As for Orem, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Westlake's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Orem has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Westlake, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8 strikeouts. Will Orem keep running through batters, or will Westlake buck the trend?
Orem suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Westlake in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Orem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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