On Saturday, Salem Hills faced Pleasant Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Salem Hills Skyhawks walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Pleasant Grove Vikings. The win was nothing new for Salem Hills as they're now sitting on four straight.
Rilyne Keck was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Emma Higginson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
On Pleasant Grove's side, Lauren Justus and Maile Larsen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Justus went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI, while Larsen went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooke Fisher, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Salem Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Pleasant Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
Salem Hills will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Altamont at 3:00 p.m. Altamont's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Salem Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pleasant Grove, they will take on Payson at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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