Even though the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles have not done well against the Springville Red Devils recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Maple Mountain pulled ahead with a 47-46 photo finish over Springville. The win made it back-to-back wins for Maple Mountain.
Maple Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leah Bailey, who scored 15 points along with six assists and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Shay Brown, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Springville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hattie Templeman, who scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Templeman has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Johnson, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
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 12-3 record this season. As for Springville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Maple Mountain will head out on the road to take on Timpview at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Timpview is on a four-game streak of home wins, Maple Mountain a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Springville will take on Salem Hills at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Salem Hills focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
