Alta is 2-8 against Orem since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Alta Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Orem Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Alta will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Monday, Alta sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over West Jordan. That's two games straight that Alta has won by just one run.
Kalem Thatcher looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alta's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jose Periera, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Orem faced Maple Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Orem had just enough and edged Maple Mountain out 4-2.
Alta's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-11. As for Orem, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Alta couldn't quite finish off Orem in their previous matchup back in March and fell 14-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orem's Merrick Bostock, who got three hits. Now that Alta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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