Baseball Preview: Maple Mountain Golden Eagles vs. Salem Hills Skyhawks
Maple Mountain and Salem Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Salem Hills Skyhawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain will be looking to extend their current 17-game winning streak.
Maple Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Salem Hills, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Maple Mountain was ranked fourth). Maple Mountain skirted past Salem Hills 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Cy Chrisman, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Colby Warren, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Maple Mountain's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Salem Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maple Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Salem Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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