Alta is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Thursday. They will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Olympus Titans at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Alta is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They fell 10-5 to American Fork.
Emery Pettitt made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bailey Thompson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Olympus didn't have quite enough to beat Tooele on Tuesday and fell 6-5. The Titans have struggled against the Buffaloes recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Eliza Johnson and Sydney Birkeland did some serious damage despite the final result: Johnson scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Birkeland went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. Those two hits gave Birkeland a new career-high.
Olympus' loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Alta, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Alta suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Olympus when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Alta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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