Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Spanish Fork walked away with it. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Dons: when they faced off against the Golden Eagles back in April, they had to take a 4-0 loss.
Spanish Fork got a great performance from Kayden Lambson as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Lambson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Nixon Warren
| 05/10/25 @ Clearfield | 3 |
| 05/01/25 @ Orem | 3 |
| 05/20/25 vs Maple Mountain | 2 |
| 05/19/25 vs Cyprus | 2 |
| 05/14/25 @ Alta | 2 |
| + 15 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nixon Warren, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Spanish Fork's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-1 (and 8-15 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Trigg Cloward, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Spanish Fork has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-16 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Maple Mountain, they moved to 27-2 with that defeat, which also ended their 17-game winning streak.
Spanish Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maple Mountain, they will face off against Viewmont at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.
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