Copper Hills and Bingham are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Copper Hills Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Bingham Miners at 3:00 p.m. Copper Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Copper Hills faced Lone Peak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Copper Hills won by a run and slipped past Lone Peak 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Copper Hills as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Boden West looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Peyton Adams was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Grady Evans was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bingham came up short against Lone Peak on Friday and fell 8-5.
Bingham also got a good showing from Delton Cramer, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Bingham saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kam Beck, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Frank, who scored a run and stole two bases.
The win made it two in a row for Copper Hills and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Bingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Bingham's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Copper Hills has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Bingham, though, as they've been averaging 8.7. Given Copper Hills' sizable advantage in that area, Bingham will need to find a way to close that gap.
Copper Hills couldn't quite finish off Bingham in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Will Copper Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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