Baseball Recap: Maple Mountain Takes Down Skyline in a Playoff Battle

Golden Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/15/25 vs Skyline	16
03/15/25 vs Copper Hills	13
05/07/25 vs Springville	11
04/29/25 @ Timpview	11
04/19/25 vs Orem	11

Maple Mountain extended their postseason success on Thursday against Skyline. They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Golden Eagles have won 19 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jeremiah Hall and Sawyer Leifson were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hall didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Leifson pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At bat, Hall went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Leifson went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Reece Johnson and AJ Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Thomas went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave Johnson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hayden Hyatt, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.

Maple Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

The win was the 16th in a row for Maple Mountain, bringing their record up to 26-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Skyline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-15.

As of now, neither Maple Mountain nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.