POTEAU, Oklahoma -- Matthew Stancliff had seven hits in Friday's doubleheader leading the Mavs past Carl Albert 12-8 and 18-12 in Poteau.
In the doubleheader, the sophomore second baseman had seven hits, nine rbi's, five runs scored, a home run, triple, and stolen base.
The Mavs (35-16) are now 16-10 in league play while Carl Albert (27-21) fell to 12-14. The Mavs are one game behind NOC Enid for second place in the conference.
In Game 1, the Mavs built an early 10-4 lead and held on for a 12-8 win.
Nakni Anna worked four innings allowing seven runs on six hits while Logan Taylor worked three innings from the bullpen allowing one run on one hit.
Carson Taylor and Matthew Stancliff had big games for the Mavs. Taylor had four hits, two runs batted in, and two runs scored while Stancliff had three hits including a three-run home and five runs batted in. Landen Johnson added two hits including a double and Larry Edward, Jr. had two hits and three runs scored.
In Game 2, the Mavs pounded 22 hits in the 18-12 win.
Besides Stancliff's four hit game with four rbi's, Rick Requejo added four hits and four runs scored. Elijah Laus added three hits including two doubles and four runs batted in. Larry Edwards, Jr. added three hits while Carson Taylor, Luke Shannahan, and Landen Johnson had two hits each.
Caleb Lunnon earned the win with bullpen help from Cale Schroeder, Brenden Kamnick, Kaegan Baker, and Logan Taylor.
The Mavs face the Vikings in a nine-inning conference game Friday at 1 p.m.
Game 1
Mavs 12, Carl Albert 8
123 456 7--R H E
Mavs 064 100 1--12 15 0
Carl Albert 112 031 0-- 8 7 3
Mavs--Anna, Taylor (5) and Carver. 2B--Carver, Taylor, Johnson. HR--Stancliff. W--Anna
Game 2
Mavs 18, Carl Albert 12
123 456 789--R H E
Mavs 122 034 042--18 22 3
Carl Albert 101 200 350--12 10 0
Mavs--Lunnon, Schroeder (4), Kamnick (7), Baker (8), Taylor (8) and Carver. 2B--Laus 2, Edwards, Johnson, Requejo. 3B--Stancliff, Regquejo. SB--Edwards 2, Stancliff. W--Lunnon.