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Utah Utes win raining rivalry battle against BYU Cougars, 8-6

SALT LAKE CITY — Rain fell and so, too, did a pair of lengthy streaks in Tuesday night’s rivalry game at Smith’s Ballpark.

Utah third baseman Rykker Tom drove in a pair of runs with a two-out triple in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Utes upset the Cougars 8-6.

“It’s always fun to play your rival and come out on top,” said Tom, who hit the game-winner off a fast ball from Drew Zimmerman. “I just happened to connect.”

The outcome snapped a nine-game skid for Utah (8-15) and ended an run of eight straight wins for BYU (21-6).