Softball Preview: Tooele Buffaloes vs. Bingham Miners
The Tooele Buffaloes will be playing at home against the Bingham Miners at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Tooele had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Stansbury. That's two games in a row now that Tooele has lost by exactly two runs.
Allie Anderson was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Anderson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Anderson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rose Kimball, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Emily Sheppard was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of 16 wins dating back to last season, Bingham's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. Their tough 12-4 defeat to Riverton might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bingham has scored all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Tooele and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Bingham, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
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