Softball Game Preview: Copper Hills Grizzlies vs. Bingham Miners

By Team Reports Apr 4, 2024, 3:53am

Softball Preview: Copper Hills Grizzlies vs. Bingham Miners

Copper Hills is 1-9 against Bingham since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Copper Hills Grizzlies will stay at home for another game and welcome the Bingham Miners at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Copper Hills narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Maple Mountain 6-5.

Kennedy Jennings made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Jennings was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anslie Yazzie, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Bingham can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Tooele. The victory was just what Bingham needed coming off of a 12-4 defeat in their prior contest.

Copper Hills' win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Bingham, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.

Copper Hills suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Bingham in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Copper Hills, Shelbee Jones (who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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