West Valley City • Playoff games are the moment where every practice, wind sprint and weekend tournament comes together. It’s a lifetime of kicking the ball against the garage door and visualizing that winning goal. It’s every sacrifice you’ve made to improve your game and encouraging your teammates to get that next win.
All of this came together Tuesday for Bingham senior Baylie Saunders. She channeled a lifetime of work to lead the Miners past Hunter 5-0 to open the Class 6A girls’ soccer state tournament.
Saunders found gold early in the first round. She sent a corner kick to midfielder Bella Pirami, who found the back of the net in the fourth minute for the Miners, who never took the pedal off of the gas.