Baseball Game Preview: Corner Canyon Will Face Fremont

By Team Reports May 21, 2024, 2:38am

Baseball Preview: Corner Canyon Chargers vs. Fremont Silverwolves

The Corner Canyon Chargers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Fremont Silverwolves at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Corner Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged Davis out 8-6.

Corner Canyon let Nathan Horstmann and Drew Whatcott loose on the outfield. Horstmann scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Whatcott scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack Munson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Fremont faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Fremont walked away with an 8-5 win over Mountain Ridge. Winning may never get old, but Fremont sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Kobe Nance looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Fremont's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Marziale, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Garrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Corner Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Fremont, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.

Corner Canyon might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Fremont in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Thankfully for Corner Canyon, Braxton Bullock (who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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