Baseball Recap: Maple Mountain Golden Eagles vs. Wasatch Wasps
Maple Mountain can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Wasatch Wasps. The win was familiar territory for Maple Mountain who now have 15 in a row.
Max Walker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Sawyer Leifson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Maple Mountain let Hayden Hyatt and Colby Warren loose on the outfield. Hyatt scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Warren went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Cy Chrisman was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Wasatch's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Bradshaw, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Wasatch didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Maple Mountain's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Wasatch, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
Maple Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wasatch: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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