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.NOC out hit Carl Albert 12-9 but lost 7-6 in the finale of a three game series at Carl Albert Friday.Larry Edwards, Jr. had two hits including a home run for the Mavs. Ethan Rossi, Landen Johnson, and Blade Carver had two hits each as well for NOC.Liam McKinney, Carson Loyd, and Brenden Carter worked for the Mavs Carl Albert jumped out to a 7-1 lead, the Mavs rallied with five runs over the final five innings but fell short 7-6.The Mavs (35-17) are 16-11 in conference play and remain in 3rd place in the conference after taking two of three from the Vikings.NOC host the Jets from NOC Enid Friday at 1 p.m. in final home games for 2024.Game 1 Mavs 12, Carl Albert 8123 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--AnnaGame 2 Mavs 18,
