Copper Hills has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mountain Ridge Sentinels at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Copper Hills came up short against Bingham and fell 8-3. Copper Hills has not had much luck with Bingham recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Kennedy Jennings was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Jennings has been nothing but reliable: 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.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge faced Herriman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Mountain Ridge fell victim to a tough 12-6 defeat at the hands of Herriman.
Sierra Beratto was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatyana Toala, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Copper Hills' loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Mountain Ridge, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
Copper Hills came up short against Mountain Ridge in their previous meeting on April 9th, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mountain Ridge's Sydney Lambert, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Copper Hills 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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