Baseball Preview: Payette Pirates vs. Parma Panthers
Payette is 8-2 against Parma since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Payette Pirates will stay at home for another game and welcome the Parma Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a 14-9 finish the last time they played, Payette and Nampa Christian decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Payette fell just short of Nampa Christian by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Payette has scored all season.
Payette saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Parma had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Filer on Friday.
Taylor Gonzales and Braxton Heffelfinger stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gonzales scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Heffelfinger went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Cole, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Parma was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Payette dropped their record down to 3-7 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Parma, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Payette has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Parma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Payette beat Parma 8-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Payette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Parma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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