Payson had no answer to Alyce Archuleta on Wednesday as she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her third in a row with less than two walks allowed. This season, Archuleta has an ERA of 1.53 over 18.1 innings pitched.
Archuleta and Spanish Fork will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Maple Mountain at 3:30 p.m. Archuleta has dominated as far as hits are concerned (she's averaged 1.8 per game this season), but she's got her work cut out for her considering Maple Mountain has only allowed seven per game this season.
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