Herriman came into Saturday's contest having lost 11 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Copper Hills Grizzlies a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. This was a revenge matchup for Herriman, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-4 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Not much got past Bryce Wells, who gave up just two hits to keep Copper Hills off the board.
On the hitting side, Kadon Poulsen was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Copper Hills' side, Connor Drachman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Even though they lost, Copper Hills didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Herriman only tossed three.
Herriman's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-17. As for Copper Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Herriman will take on Bingham at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bingham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Copper Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverton at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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