The Copper Basin Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Robbinsville Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Copper Basin was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Sale Creek. Copper Basin has not had much luck with Sale Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Avery Crowder was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 9-1 victory. Considering Robbinsville has won four matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ethan Orr and Graylen Orr made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Orr didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Orr tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. At the plate, Orr went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Orr scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Quinn Jumper was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bryc Garrison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Copper Basin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Robbinsville, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Copper Basin suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Robbinsville in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orr, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Now that Copper Basin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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