South Summit is 5-0 against Ogden since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Summit Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Ogden Tigers at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Summit has five straight wins, Ogden has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Summit will head into Monday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 18) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Union 9-7.
Malia Olson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Mariah Bowen was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Ogden lost 17-3 to Altamont on Wednesday.
Bridgette Powell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Arney, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
South Summit is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Ogden, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Ogden's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Summit has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11 hits per game. It's a different story for Ogden, though, as they've been averaging 9.2. Given South Summit's sizable advantage in that area, Ogden will need to find a way to close that gap.
South Summit took their victory against Ogden in their previous meeting on April 9th by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Summit since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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