Uintah is 6-0 against Orem since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Uintah Utes will be playing at home against the Orem Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Uintah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Uintah can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They never let Provo onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Uintah considering their one-run performance the match before.
Kinzee Davis was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Addison Buist was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Orem fell victim to a tough 12-5 loss at the hands of Timpanogos on Tuesday. Orem has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hannah Maylett and Krista Keele stepped up to the plate in a big way. Maylett got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, while Keele went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sadie Groneman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Uintah now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Orem, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Uintah hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Orem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Uintah came out on top in a nail-biter against Orem when the teams last played on April 9th, sneaking past 11-10. Does Uintah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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