Jaguars
| 03/25/25 @ Granger | 19 |
| 04/29/25 vs Kearns | 13 |
| 04/22/25 @ Kearns | 13 |
| 03/07/25 vs Bonneville | 12 |
| 05/16/25 vs Viewmont | 10 |
With a playoff win on the line, West Jordan rose to the challenge on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Salem Hills Skyhawks with a sharp 13-7 win. Considering the Jaguars have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rita Tavita was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Arianna Fjeldsted and Lafiana Fifita did most of the damage at the plate: Fjeldsted got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Fifita went 4-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave Fifita a new career-high. Andrea Tagovailoa was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
West Jordan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salem Hills only posted a batting average of .242.
West Jordan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Salem Hills, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 27-5 record.
West Jordan will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Skyhawks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
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