Softball Preview: Mountain Ridge Sentinels vs. Copper Hills Grizzlies
Mountain Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Mountain Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Herriman, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Mountain Ridge was ranked 16th). Mountain Ridge suffered a rough 12-6 defeat at the hands of Herriman on Tuesday. Mountain Ridge has struggled against Herriman recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sierra Beratto made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Tatyana Toala was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Copper Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 8-3 to Bingham.
Kennedy Jennings put in work no matter where she played. She tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Jennings has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jennings was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Jennings wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emery Bishop, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Mountain Ridge's record is now 10-6. As for Copper Hills, their record now sits at 7-10.
Mountain Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Copper Hills in their previous meeting on April 9th, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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