After flying high against Woods Cross last Tuesday, Syracuse came back down to earth. The Syracuse Titans wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of the Copper Hills Grizzlies on Friday. Syracuse was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Copper Hills apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2019.
Dom Johnatakis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Easton Hamblin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Copper Hills' side, Connor Drachman tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Leandro Pena, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Evans, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Syracuse's loss dropped their record down to 3-3-1. As for Copper Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Syracuse will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lehi at 3:30 p.m. Syracuse has given up an average of 6.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Copper Hills, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lone Peak at 11:00 a.m. on April 6th.
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