Softball Preview: Herriman Mustangs vs. Bingham Miners
Herriman is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Bingham is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Herriman Mustangs will take on the Bingham Miners at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Herriman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.3 runs per game this season.
Herriman stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over Layton.
Sofia Lancaster made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Lancaster has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lancaster was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tanzie Smith was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Keira Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bingham faced Ridgeline in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Bingham lost 13-0 to Ridgeline. The contest marked the first time this year in which Bingham was not able to get on the board.
Even though they lost, Bingham didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgeline only tossed six.
Herriman is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Bingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-4-1.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Herriman has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.6 hits per game. However, it's not like Bingham struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.7. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Herriman came up short against Bingham in their previous meeting back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bingham's Brecka Larson, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Herriman knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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