Wasatch and Maple Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Wasatch Wasps will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m.
Wasatch will face Maple Mountain after dropping another heartbreaker against Springville on Thursday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Wasatch took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Springville. Wasatch has not had much luck with Springville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Crew Baxter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Thunderbirds as they made off with an 18-3 victory. Considering Maple Mountain has won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Braden Nuttall looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hayden Hyatt, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cy Chrisman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Wasatch's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Maple Mountain, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Wasatch came up short against Maple Mountain when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Will Wasatch have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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