Baseball Game Preview: Orem Heads Out

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 3:46am

Baseball Preview: Orem Tigers vs. Maple Mountain Golden Eagles

Orem and Maple Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Orem Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Orem is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.

Orem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Maple Mountain, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Orem was ranked 16th). Orem took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Maple Mountain on Monday.

For Maple Mountain's part, the team relied heavily on Cy Chrisman, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Chrisman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was AJ Thomas, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Orem's defeat dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Maple Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.

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