The Copper Hills Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Hunter Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Copper Hills' way against Corner Canyon as Copper Hills made off with a 14-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Copper Hills.
Anslie Yazzie was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Bishop, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Hunter came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Kearns with a sharp 14-3 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hunter considering their one-run performance the match before.
KENYA LAPUAHO made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. LAPUAHO was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, LOREAL GONZALEZ was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. ALEXA OLSEN was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Copper Hills' victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10. As for Hunter, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
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