Mountain View is 0-4 against Uintah since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mountain View Bruins are on the road again to play the Uintah Utes at 3:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Mountain View suffered a rough 13-5 loss at the hands of Orem.
Sammy Jenne made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Stoddard, who went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Uintah were a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Payson.
Uintah saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlee Gilroy, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Kenadee Mcallister was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Uintah, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4.
Uintah's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mountain View has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Uintah, though, as they've been averaging 11.5 per game. Given Mountain View's sizable advantage in that area, Uintah will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Uintah in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Can Mountain View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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