Baseball Preview: Riverton Silverwolves vs. Bingham Miners
The Riverton Silverwolves will head out on the road to take on the Bingham Miners at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverton will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Riverton is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over Copper Hills on Friday. Riverton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by nine runs or more this season.
Dylan Zullo and Zack Edwards were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Zullo pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Edwards tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. At bat, Zullo went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Edwards scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Allred, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Piersall, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Bingham owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against Herriman by a score of 5-0. The win was nothing new for Bingham as they're now sitting on three straight.
Bingham also got a great performance from Boston Snyder as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bingham saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kam Beck, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Riverton pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Bingham, their record now sits at 13-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. 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.
Riverton beat Bingham 15-10 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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