The Cedar Valley Aviators will head out to square off against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar Valley has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cedar Valley came up short against Springville on Tuesday, falling 16-8. The defeat continues a trend for the Aviators in their meetings with the Red Devils: they've now lost four in a row.
Ellie Leatham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Danica Everts, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain faced Pleasant Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles fell 9-6 to the Vikings.
Brettlyn Walker and Kyla Donegan did some serious damage despite the final result: Walker went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double, while Donegan went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Donegan has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of McClain Carter, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Maple Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Cedar Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Cedar Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Maple Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cedar Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Maple Mountain when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Aviators since the squad 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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