The Salem Hills Skyhawks will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Bountiful RedHawks at 10:30 a.m. Bountiful took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Salem Hills, who comes in off a win.
Salem Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Olympus 18-2. The result was nothing new for Salem Hills, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Caybrie Hansen looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rilyne Keck, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Camryn Guest was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Bountiful's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Springville.
Jaci Alvey made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Rasmussen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Salem Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Bountiful, their loss dropped their record down to 26-4.
Salem Hills came up short against Bountiful when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bountiful's Ella Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Salem Hills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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