Baseball Recap: Corner Canyon Wins High-Profile Match Against Bingham

Corner Canyon faced Bingham in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Chargers walked away with a 12-9 victory over the Miners. This was a revenge game for the Chargers: when they faced off against the Miners on Wednesday, they had to take a 9-5 defeat.

Drew Whatcott

Runs

04/25/25 @ Bingham	3
04/04/25 @ Ogden	3
03/12/25 vs Roy	3
04/18/25 vs Herriman	2
04/11/25 @ Copper Hills	2
+ 8 more games

Drew Whatcott was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Corner Canyon is 7-1 when Whatcott posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Garrett Downing, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.

Corner Canyon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Corner Canyon's record now sits at 12-7. As for Bingham, they moved to 14-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Corner Canyon will head out to challenge Riverton at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Silverwolves will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Bingham, they will head out on the road to face off against Mountain Ridge at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The Miners' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Sentinels have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.