The Salem Hills Skyhawks will venture away from home to take on the Springville Red Devils at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Salem Hills has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Springville will arrive with three straight victories.
Salem Hills lost 12-2 to Spanish Fork on Thursday.
Salem Hills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Snyder, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Springville and Timpview had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Red Devils put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. The Red Devils not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 6th (when they won 15-0).
Springville also got a great performance from Jacob Mayo as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Mayo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hugh Redd was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kyler Hughes, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Springville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
The victory was their first on the road, bumping their record up to 8-14. As for Salem Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Everything went Salem Hills' way against Springville when the teams last played back in May of 2025, as Salem Hills made off with an 8-1 win. Will the Skyhawks repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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