Baseball Preview: Copper Hills Grizzlies vs. Mountain Ridge Sentinels
Copper Hills and Mountain Ridge are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2022, but likely not for long. The Copper Hills Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mountain Ridge Sentinels at 3:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Copper Hills fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Bingham on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They suffered a rough 18-11 defeat at the hands of the Miners. Copper Hills has struggled against Bingham recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Logan Burgess made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three RBI. Brody Beebe was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. Their tough 14-5 loss to Riverton might stick with them for a while.
Copper Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Copper Hills beat Mountain Ridge 10-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Copper Hills repeat their success, or does Mountain Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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