Altamont entered their tilt with Wendover on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Wendover Wildcats onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won 11 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Tayzen Walker made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Altamont got a massive performance out of Harrison Lounsbury, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. The dominant performance gave Lounsbury a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Brex Goodrich, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Altamont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .577 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Altamont is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Wendover, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Altamont will host Tintic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Altamont will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Wendover, they will welcome Intermountain Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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