North Summit is 1-9 against Altamont since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Summit Braves will head out on the road to take on the Altamont Longhorns at 3:30 p.m. North Summit is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, North Summit fell victim to a tough 15-5 defeat at the hands of North Sevier. North Summit has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
KENDRIE COMER made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevie Seiverts, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Altamont had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Duchesne on Wednesday. Altamont has not had much luck with Duchesne recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Kinley Duncan was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hadley Mecham, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
North Summit's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Altamont, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. North Summit hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .411. However, it's not like Altamont struggles in that department as they've averaged .405. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
North Summit suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Altamont in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Altamont's Kiley Crapo, who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that North Summit 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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