On Thursday, Springville faced Orem in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Springville Red Devils came out on top in a nail-biter against the Orem Tigers and snuck past 11-9. This was payback for Springville, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Easton Barrett, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ Briggs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Orem's side, Zach Engemann was cooking despite his team's loss, getting two hits.
Springville's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Orem, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Springville beat Orem by a score of 5-4.
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