Maple Mountain entered their tilt with Westlake with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Westlake Thunder onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Maple Mountain also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2022.
The result came thanks to Blake Carter's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, AJ Thomas and Bennett Averett did most of the damage at the plate: Thomas scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Averett scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Cy Chrisman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Maple Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Westlake, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Maple Mountain will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bountiful at 3:30 p.m. Maple Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Westlake, they will head out on the road to challenge Weber at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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