Copper Basin is 0-8 against Robbinsville since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Copper Basin Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Robbinsville Black Knights at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Copper Basin's way against Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts as Copper Basin made off with a 9-1 win.
Caitlin Pack made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Pack was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Alexis Hyatt was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Angela Graves was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They never let Andrews onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Robbinsville who now have four in a row.
Like Copper Basin, Robbinsville also got a great game from a two-way player: Memory Frapp. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Frapp was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Suri (Money) Watty, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dreylee Webster, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
Copper Basin's record is now 5-6. As for Robbinsville, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Copper Basin hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Robbinsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Copper Basin might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Robbinsville when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Frapp, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Copper Basin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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