Maple Mountain had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. Everything went their way against the Springville Red Devils as they made off with a 13-3 win. Considering Maple Mountain has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Max Walker was a major factor no matter where he played. 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.
On Springville's side, Naulivou Lauaki was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Maple Mountain pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Springville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Maple Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Springville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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