Tintic hasn't had much luck against Altamont recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Tintic Miners will be staying on the road to face off against the Altamont Longhorns at 1:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, neither Tintic nor Intermountain Christian could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 5-5 draw.
Meanwhile, Altamont entered their tilt with Wendover on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won 11 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Tayzen Walker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Harrison Lounsbury was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brex Goodrich, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Altamont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .421 or higher in seven consecutive matches.
Tintic's tie gives them a new season record of 5-6-1. As for Altamont, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
Tintic might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Altamont in their previous meeting back in August. Can Tintic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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