Baseball Game Preview: Cedar Valley Aviators vs. Spanish Fork Dons

Aviators

Runs

04/22/25 vs Spanish Fork	2
04/21/25 @ Springville	10
04/18/25 vs Springville	8
04/15/25 vs Maple Mountain	4
04/11/25 @ Maple Mountain	2
+ 12 more games

Cedar Valley is 0-3 against Spanish Fork since May of 2024 but things could change on Thursday. The Aviators are taking a road trip to take on the Dons at 3:30 p.m. Cedar Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Cedar Valley is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Spanish Fork, falling 9-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Aviators couldn't push the score so high this time.

For Spanish Fork's part, Matai Johnson tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Johnson has become a key player for the Dons: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 2-11 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Nixon Warren was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March. Trigg Cloward also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Spanish Fork has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.

Spanish Fork's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cedar Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Spanish Fork, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Cedar Valley's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.