For the second straight game, Uintah will face off against Orem. The Utes are taking a road trip to take on the Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Orem hit Uintah with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Utes fell 10-5 to the Tigers. The Utes haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
For Orem's part, the team relied heavily on Benji Engemann, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mack Ellison, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Orem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Orem, bringing their record up to 12-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Uintah, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
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