With a playoff win on the line, Taylorsville rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Spanish Fork Dons 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since April 24th.
Aleya Wegner made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Wegner was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Demi Miller, who went 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Taylorsville lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in April.
Taylorsville has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Spanish Fork, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 16-13 record.
Taylorsville will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Dons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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