Game Details - Softball

All game long; Springville’s defense kept it in its 5A bracket play game with Clearfield. Still, the Falcons held a 1-0 lead. Time kept running out, but the Red Devils held out and got a win behind a two-run home run from Mary Finlayson. “Allyx (Haverson) got on base and then Mary saw a good pitch, hit a home run and saved the day for us,” said Springville coach Jill Thackeray. “We just said to keep us alive and going. So proud of them being on base.” Not only did Haverson get the game-winning home run, but she also got the win on the mound with four strikeouts while holding Clearfield to just one run. “I thought Allyx pitched a great game to keep us in it,” Thackeray said. “Holding them to one run is a good thing.” It was a bounceback win for Springville after it was held scoreless 7-0 by Salem Hills in the first round. “I just think our season has prepared us,” Thackeray said. “We've had a lot of dog fights. Our region is a gauntlet. A lot of tough teams that I think have prepared us. We've had quite a few close ones to where they've been in that situation and had to get out.”