South Summit is 2-8 against Morgan since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wildcats will take on the Trojans at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for South Summit's offense. They lost 10-0 to North Sanpete on Wednesday. The Wildcats just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
South Summit saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Mair, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Morgan got the win against South Summit on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-5. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Morgan got a massive performance out of Tyson Talbot, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. Those three runs gave Talbot a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kanyon Leonelli, who scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Morgan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Summit only posted a batting average of .192.
Morgan has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for South Summit, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
South Summit suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to Morgan when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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