Baseball Preview: Green River Pirates vs. Altamont Longhorns
Green River hasn't had much luck against Altamont recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Green River Pirates will square off against the Altamont Longhorns at 4:30 p.m. Altamont took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Green River, who comes in off a win.
Green River will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Monday, then bounced right back against Pinnacle on Wednesday. Green River came out on top against Pinnacle by a score of 15-10. Considering the Pirates' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Antonio Macias was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while going 4-for-4. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.8 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Mendoza, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Green River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Altamont fell victim to Panguitch and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Bobcats. The Longhorns' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Altamont saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keaton Huff, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Green River's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Altamont, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Green River might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Altamont when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Green River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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