After four games on the road, North Sanpete is heading back home. They will take on the Delta Rabbits at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Sanpete is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
North Sanpete put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season in their fourth game on Saturday. They never let Morgan onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Not much got past Katelyn Johnson, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Morgan off the board. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Madyson Steadman and Dally Bailey did most of the damage at the plate: Steadman went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base, while Bailey scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Indigo North, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Delta fell victim to a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Canyon View on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Delta has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Delta saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylie Taylor, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
North Sanpete now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Delta, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with that loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Delta's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: North Sanpete has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Delta, though, as they've been averaging 10.7. Given North Sanpete's sizable advantage in that area, Delta will need to find a way to close that gap.
North Sanpete took their win against Delta when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 16-1. Does North Sanpete have another victory up their sleeve, or will Delta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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