Baseball Preview: Homedale Trojans vs. Payette Pirates
The Homedale Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Payette Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Homedale will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Homedale gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Weiser. While fans of Homedale might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Dillon Fine made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fine has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fine was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Andres Garcia was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Oklin Carson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Payette suffered a rough 15-6 loss at the hands of Fruitland on Monday.
Michael Ocampo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryker Phillips, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Payette didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fruitland only tossed four.
Homedale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Payette, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Homedale has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Payette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Homedale's way against Payette in their previous meeting on April 8th as Homedale made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homedale since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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