After three games on the road, Tooele is heading back home. They will take on the Murray Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tooele knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Murray likes a good challenge.
Tooele can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They never let Jordan onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Olivia Nelson, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and a double. She hasn't dropped below four RBI for three straight games. Lyric Nelson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Murray had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They skirted past the Huskies 2-1.
Summer Stewart made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over nine innings pitched. Stewart was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lauren Harrison was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Tooele's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Murray, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. 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 Murray struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Tooele couldn't quite finish off Murray when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stewart, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Tooele knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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