Alta is 2-8 against Orem since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Alta Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Orem Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Alta will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Alta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Orem out 11-10. That's two games straight that Alta has won by just one run.
Kalem Thatcher and Levi Stevenson dominated on the mound. Thatcher pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Stevenson pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thatcher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McCoy Johnson and Logan Moeller did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Moeller scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nash Williams, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Alta's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-11. As for Orem, their loss dropped their record down to 19-7.
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