The Corner Canyon Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Layton Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Layton is hoping to do on Thursday what Alta couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Corner Canyon's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Corner Canyon won by a run and slipped past Alta 10-9.
Isabella Bassani was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off ten hits. Bassani has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bassani was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savannah Healy, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Mikaela Gale was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Layton came into Tuesday's contest having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Farmington out 2-1.
Lauren Hansen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Layton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Macie Clark, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Child, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Corner Canyon's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14. As for Layton, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-17.
Layton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Corner Canyon hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Layton, though, as they've only averaged .206. Will they be able to contain Corner Canyon's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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