It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Springville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Oak Mountain Eagles 5-4. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one run.
Kade Willis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Willis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Willis wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grant Martinez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Sean Nichols was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Tigers
| 02/17/25 vs Oak Mountain | 5-4 |
| 02/14/25 vs Briarwood Christian | 3-2 |
| 04/20/24 vs Ardmore | 4-0 |
| 04/19/24 vs Ardmore | 2-1 |
| 04/13/24 vs Fairview | 14-6 |
| + 7 more games |
Springville's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs over those games. As for Oak Mountain, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Coming up, Springville will challenge Arab at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Oak Mountain, they will face off against Montevallo at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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