Baseball Preview: Green River Pirates vs. Piute Thunderbirds
Green River has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Piute Thunderbirds at 3:00 p.m.
Green River might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-5 to Wayne, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Antonio Macias made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Mendoza, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Piute entered their tilt with Valley on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Buffalos.
Blake Dalton made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Dalton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nash Fautin, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Braige Millett, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Piute was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 16.2% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 32.9%.
Green River's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Piute, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Green River suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Piute in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Green River have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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