Pleasant Grove faced Maple Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Vikings came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 9-6. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Golden Eagles, too.
Keslie Draney
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Keslie Draney made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maile Larsen, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Mary Severe was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Pleasant Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maple Mountain only posted a batting average of .250.
Pleasant Grove has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Maple Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Coming up, Pleasant Grove will head out on the road to square off against Westlake at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Thunder's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Maple Mountain, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cedar Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Aviators have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something the Golden Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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