The Bingham Miners are on the road again on Thursday to play the Skyline Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bingham fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Spanish Fork on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Dons by a score of 8-7.
Abraham Atencio and Kam Beck stepped up to the plate in a big way. Atencio went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple, while Beck went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Dabo, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Skyline came up short against Cyprus on Wednesday and fell 8-4. Skyline has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Skyline saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bensen Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Bingham now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Skyline, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Skyline's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Bingham has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Skyline, though, as they've been averaging 9.3 per game. Given Bingham's sizable advantage in that area, Skyline will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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