The Corner Canyon Chargers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Riverton Silverwolves at 3:00 p.m. Corner Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Riverton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Corner Canyon is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bingham just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 6-2 to the Miners.
Ryder Florence and Nathan Horstmann were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Florence pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Horstmann tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Florence went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double, while Horstmann went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Downing, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Riverton waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 10-1 win.
McKay Linford looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Drake Piersall, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Allred, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Corner Canyon's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Riverton, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
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