Riverton and Herriman are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Riverton Silverwolves will head out on the road to take on the Herriman Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Monday, Riverton faced Lehi in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Riverton had just enough and edged Lehi out 5-4. The win was just what Riverton needed coming off of a 12-1 loss in their prior contest.
Riverton's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lily Heitz, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Tessa Hogue was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Herriman had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Sentinels 11-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Herriman got a massive performance out of Tanzie Smith, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Keira Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Riverton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Herriman, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Riverton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Herriman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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