Baseball Game Preview: Maple Mountain Eagles vs. Spanish Fork Dons

Eagles

Runs

05/22/26 vs Spanish Fork	4
05/21/26 vs Pleasant Grove	6
05/20/26 vs Pleasant Grove	10
05/20/26 vs Fremont	12
05/19/26 vs Pleasant Grove	6
+ 29 more games

For the second straight game, Maple Mountain will face off against Spanish Fork. The Eagles will face off against the Dons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Maple Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.

Maple Mountain heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Friday. They fell just short of Spanish Fork by a score of 5-4. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Maple Mountain got a good showing from Cache Petersen, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Furthermore, Petersen didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent over his last four contests.

At the plate, Jeremiah Hall made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

The victory (which was Spanish Fork's fourth in a row) raised their record to 29-4. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Maple Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 26-8.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Maple Mountain hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spanish Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.