Baseball Recap: Corner Canyon Chargers vs. Riverton Silverwolves
On Monday, Corner Canyon faced Riverton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Corner Canyon Chargers fell 9-5 to the Riverton Silverwolves. Corner Canyon has struggled against Riverton recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Kash Koncar put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Koncar was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Koncar wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Florence, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Riverton's side, Kenneth Price looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Price has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alex Vernon was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Allred, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Corner Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Riverton, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Corner Canyon will challenge Mountain Ridge at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Corner Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Riverton, they will head out on the road to take on Copper Hills at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Copper Hills is on a three-game streak of home wins, Riverton a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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