Maple River had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Triton Cobras by a score of 7-4. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cobras, too.
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Gavin Halvorson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has become a key player for Maple River: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Halvorson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Kash Wede and Wyatt Walters did most of the damage at the plate: Wede got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Walters went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Walters a new career-high. Wyatt Birr was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Maple River's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Triton, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maple River will venture away from home to face off against Minnesota Valley Lutheran at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chargers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Triton, they will head out on the road to square off against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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