Cedar Valley has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Cedar Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Maple Mountain on Thursday. They fell 3-0 to the Golden Eagles.
Gideon Both was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
Even though they lost, Cedar Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cedar Valley dropped their record down to 6-10 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Maple Mountain, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
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