Baseball Game Preview: Crimson Cliffs Mustangs vs. Corner Canyon Chargers

The Crimson Cliffs Mustangs will take on the Corner Canyon Chargers in a tournament on Thursday. Crimson Cliffs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Corner Canyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Crimson Cliffs took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Payson by a score of 8-3.

RAYCE BENNETT was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. BENNETT was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.

MASON BURBIDGE

Runs

03/15/25 vs Payson	2
03/07/25 vs Ogden	2
03/07/25 vs Timpanogos	2

In other batting news, MASON BURBIDGE was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Crimson Cliffs is undefeated when BURBIDGE posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of MCKAY WRIGHT, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Crimson Cliffs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Payson only posted a batting average of .222.

Meanwhile, Corner Canyon earned an 8-3 win over Roy on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Royals: they've now won three in a row.

The team relied heavily on Drew Whatcott, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jack Munson was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

The win got Corner Canyon back to even at 1-1. As for Crimson Cliffs, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.