Copper Basin lost against Sale Creek two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Copper Basin Cougars fell 7-3 to the Sale Creek Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for Copper Basin in their matchups with Sale Creek: they've now lost five in a row.
For Sale Creek's part, Ridge Morgan made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Morgan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Morgan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Maverick McCary was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Justin Griffin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Copper Basin's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Sale Creek, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Copper Basin by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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