Baseball Preview: Riverton Silverwolves vs. Copper Hills Grizzlies
Riverton is 8-2 against Copper Hills since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Riverton Silverwolves will head out on the road to face off against the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverton has nine straight wins, Copper Hills has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Riverton will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Copper Hills and snuck past 6-4.
Carson Moody spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Riverton's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zack Edwards, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Dylan Zullo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Riverton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Copper Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
