The Payson Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain View Bruins at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Payson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Payson scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Uintah as Payson made off with a 12-2 victory. With that win, Payson brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Peyton Staheli made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Staheli was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Payson got a massive performance out of Adi Duke, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Alli Drake was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain View suffered a rough 17-2 defeat at the hands of Uintah on Tuesday. Mountain View has not had much luck with Uintah recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Callie Huff was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Payson's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Payson hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Payson took their win against Mountain View when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 18-6. Does Payson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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