Softball Game Preview: Corner Canyon Chargers vs. Riverton Silverwolves

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 8:57am

Softball Preview: Corner Canyon Chargers vs. Riverton Silverwolves

Corner Canyon is 0-3 against Riverton since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Corner Canyon Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Riverton Silverwolves at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Corner Canyon is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. They fell just short of Lone Peak by a score of 9-7.

Olivia Broderick made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Bently Paynter was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.

Meanwhile, Riverton unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Springville.

Riverton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Heitz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Heitz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Corner Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Riverton, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-3.

Corner Canyon might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Riverton when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Corner Canyon, Kaysen Korth (who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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