Softball Recap: Maple Mountain Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Golden Eagles

Previous 6 Games

03/11/25 @ Orem	16-8
03/08/25 vs Herriman	12-5
03/08/25 vs Parowan	19-9
03/07/25 vs Fremont	6-5
03/07/25 vs Hurricane	16-10
03/07/25 @ Providence Hall	12-2

Maple Mountain entered their tilt with Orem on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Orem Tigers with a sharp 16-8 victory. While the Golden Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Kyla Donegan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off ten hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, McClain Carter and Bella Ekenstam did most of the damage at the plate: Carter went 4-for-6 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Ekenstam scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Those four hits gave Carter a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chelsie Carter, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.

Maple Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .465. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Orem only posted a batting average of .333.

Maple Mountain's record is now 6-1. As for Orem, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Coming up, Maple Mountain will be playing at home against Copper Hills at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Orem, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Orem Tigers duke it out with Richfield Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.