The Emery High softball team defeated Delta High School 7-0 on Friday in Delta.
The win broke a two-game losing skid for the Lady Spartans. The team finished the first half of Region 12 play with a 3-2 record.
Whitney Roper tossed a two-hit shutout. Roper allowed just five base runners on the day. She struck out the side to end the game, and finished with 12 strikeouts overall.
Bryton Hess and Jeridi Price led the Spartan offense with three hits apiece. Shelby Mason blew the game open with a base-clearing, three-run double with two outs in the fourth inning.
The Lady Spartans begin the second half of their region schedule when the host Richfield on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
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