Baseball Preview: Cedar Valley Aviators vs. Maple Mountain Golden Eagles
The Cedar Valley Aviators will be playing at home against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Maple Mountain will come in with nine straight wins.
Cedar Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Salem Hills on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 12-0 defeat at the hands of the Skyhawks.
Cedar Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Johnson, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Springville as Maple Mountain made off with a 13-3 victory.
Max Walker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Walker was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braiden Catterson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Logen Bringhurst was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cedar Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Maple Mountain, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
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