The Uintah Utes will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain View Bruins at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Uintah will be strutting in after a win while Mountain View will be coming in after a loss.
Uintah will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Salem Hills, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Uintah had just enough and edged Salem Hills out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Uintah.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Mountain View had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Provo on Thursday.
Elian Tortoledo put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Tortoledo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Tortoledo wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Imes, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Ethan Jackson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Uintah is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Mountain View, they dropped their record down to 7-14 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Uintah was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, winning 10-6. Will Uintah repeat their success, or does Mountain View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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