North Sanpete is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Canyon View is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The North Sanpete Hawks will take on the Canyon View Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, North Sanpete made easy work of Emery and carried off an 8-2 win.
Paeton Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Sanpete got a massive performance out of Madyson Steadman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Indigo North, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Canyon View won against Manti on Tuesday with 16 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Everything went Canyon View's way against Manti as Canyon View made off with a 16-5 victory.
Gracie Burt and Hailee Sisk did most of the damage at the plate: Burt went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Sisk got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Savanna Hutchings was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
North Sanpete has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Canyon View, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. North Sanpete hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Canyon View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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