Baseball Game Preview: Riverton Heads Out

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 5:34am

Baseball Preview: Riverton Silverwolves vs. Bingham Miners

The Riverton Silverwolves will head out on the road to square off against the Bingham Miners at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.

Riverton stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Bingham as Riverton made off with a 12-4 win.

Cooper Hansen tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drake Piersall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaden Allred, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Riverton's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. As for Bingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Riverton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bingham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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