Tintic and Intermountain Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Tintic Miners will head out to square off against the Intermountain Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tintic is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Tintic fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Piute last Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Thunderbirds by a score of 11-10.
Meanwhile, Intermountain Christian won against Freedom Prep Academy on Tuesday with 16 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Everything went Intermountain Christian's way against Freedom Prep Academy as Intermountain Christian made off with a 16-1 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Harmon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Harmon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Intermountain Christian let Gabe Maciag and Brayden Bogle loose on the outfield. Maciag scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Bogle scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Jonah Walters also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Intermountain Christian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive games.
Tintic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Intermountain Christian, their record now sits at 7-2.
Tintic might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Intermountain Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Can Tintic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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