South Summit is 1-9 against Grantsville since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Summit Wildcats will face off against the Grantsville Cowboys at 12:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Summit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Ogden by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-0. The victory was nothing new for South Summit as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Toshlyn Louder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Louder has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Louder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Bowen, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Emma Broadbent was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Meanwhile, Grantsville got the win against Union on Saturday by a conclusive 11-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grantsville.
South Summit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Grantsville, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
South Summit might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Grantsville when the teams last played back in April. Can South Summit avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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