The Desert Hills Thunder will challenge the Logan Grizzlies at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Hills is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Desert Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Tooele.
Meanwhile, Logan faced Crimson Cliffs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Grizzlies sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Mustangs. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by exactly two runs.
Logan's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Buttars, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Desert Hills pushed their record up to 28-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Logan, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Desert Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Logan in their previous matchup back in March of 2017, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Thunder repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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