Baseball Recap: Copper Basin Cougars vs. Sale Creek Panthers
Copper Basin lost against Sale Creek two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Copper Basin Cougars fell 7-3 to the Sale Creek Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for Copper Basin in their matchups with Sale Creek: they've now lost five in a row.
For Sale Creek's part, Ridge Morgan made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Morgan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Morgan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Maverick McCary was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Justin Griffin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Copper Basin's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Sale Creek, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Copper Basin by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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