Desert Hills is 10-0 against Pine View since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Desert Hills Thunder will head out on the road to face off against the Pine View Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Desert Hills has 12 straight victories, Pine View has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Desert Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Snow Canyon, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Desert Hills was ranked first). Everything went Desert Hills' way against Snow Canyon on Friday as Desert Hills made off with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for Desert Hills, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Lulu West made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. West was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Campbell Tate, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Hallee Heath, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pine View fell victim to a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Hurricane on Thursday.
Abby Rosenberg was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run.
Desert Hills pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Pine View, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Pine View's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Desert Hills has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Pine View, though, as they've been averaging 11.4. Given Desert Hills' sizable advantage in that area, Pine View will need to find a way to close that gap.
Desert Hills took their win against Pine View when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. Will Desert Hills repeat their success, or does Pine View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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