Softball Game Preview: Maple Mountain Golden Eagles vs. Orem Tigers

The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Orem Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maple Mountain has five straight victories, Orem has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Maple Mountain lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Herriman, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Saturday's match. Everything went Maple Mountain's way against Herriman on Saturday as Maple Mountain made off with a 12-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.

Taylee Robinson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Chelsie Carter was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Orem lost 13-2 to Westlake on Monday.

Orem saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Hoshnic, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Hoshnic is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last three games she's played.

Orem's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Maple Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.

Maple Mountain skirted past Orem 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2015. Will Maple Mountain repeat their success, or does Orem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.