Maple Mountain is 8-2 against Springville since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Springville Red Devils at 3:30 p.m. Maple Mountain is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
Maple Mountain stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Timpview 11-0.
Jake Roscher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Roscher was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Thomas, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sawyer Leifson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Springville waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Wasps out 6-4.
Like Maple Mountain, Springville also got a great game from a two-way player: Easton Barrett. Throwing, Barrett tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Naulivou Lauaki tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Barrett went 2-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run, while Lauaki scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaden Tingey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brigham Ovard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Maple Mountain pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Springville, their record is now 12-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maple Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Springville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Maple Mountain's way against Springville in their previous matchup last Friday as Maple Mountain made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maple Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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