Malad put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They won by a run and slipped past the Sky View Bobcats 4-3.
Riglee Peterson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Peterson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Hallie Horsley was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Shulz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Sky View's side, Skylee Haramoto was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Preslie Jensen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Sky View didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Malad only tossed five.
Malad pushed their record up to 19-0-1 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sky View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
Malad will head out on the road to take on Soda Springs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Malad is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season. As for Sky View, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Green Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sky View is facing Green Canyon at the right time seeing as Green Canyon is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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