With a playoff win on the line, Desert Hills rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Tooele Buffaloes by a score of 8-3. The victory continues a trend for the Thunder in their matchups with the Buffaloes: they've now won five in a row.
Riley Greene was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in April.
Greene wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Desert Hills lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in five consecutive games.

Thunder
05/09/25 vs Tooele | 8-3 |
04/25/25 vs Snow Canyon | 7-3 |
04/08/25 vs Cedar | 3-2 |
04/01/25 vs Hurricane | 12-1 |
03/28/25 vs Crimson Cliffs | 4-2 |
+ 6 more games |
Desert Hills' win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tooele, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15.
Desert Hills wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Logan on the 13th. Tooele does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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