After three games on the road, Sale Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Copper Basin Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sale Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Sale Creek beat Midway 8-4.
Kole Sivley made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sivley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sivley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Justin Griffin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Axl Swiney, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while it was Copper Basin who put the first points on the board last Monday, it was Sale Creek who put up more. Copper Basin fell 6-2 to Sale Creek. Copper Basin has struggled against Sale Creek recently, as their match last Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sale Creek's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-3. As for Copper Basin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Sale Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Copper Basin in their previous meeting last Monday, winning 6-2. Will Sale Creek repeat their success, or does Copper Basin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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