Softball Game Preview: Springville Red Devils vs. Spanish Fork Dons

By Team Reports Mar 27, 2024, 3:28am

Softball Preview: Springville Red Devils vs. Spanish Fork Dons

Springville is 0-10 against Spanish Fork since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Springville Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Spanish Fork Dons at 3:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Springville sitting on six straight victories and Spanish Fork on five.

Springville's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wasatch an 18-0 shutout. That looming 18-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Springville yet this season.

Allyx Haveron was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Kalia Sjoberg was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Spanish Fork gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Maple Mountain 14-4.

The team relied heavily on Tatum Hall, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jade Romero, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.

Springville's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Spanish Fork, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.

Springville couldn't quite finish off Spanish Fork in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 8-6. Thankfully for Springville, Avery Sapp (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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