Payson had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Orem Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Payson, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Peyton Staheli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kenli Miller was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Adi Duke, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Orem's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayley Finch, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Payson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Orem, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Payson will challenge Enterprise at 9:00 a.m. in their first game on Saturday. Payson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Orem, they will head out on the road to square off against Mountain View at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Orem is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
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