Maple Mountain is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Orem is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will take on the Orem Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maple Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Maple Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Orem, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Maple Mountain was ranked seventh). Maple Mountain walked away with a 9-4 victory over Orem on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Cy Chrisman, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. AJ Thomas was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Maple Mountain's win bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Orem, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
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