Baseball Preview: Piute Thunderbirds vs. Green River Pirates
Piute has gone 10-0 against Green River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Piute Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Green River Pirates at 3:00 p.m. Piute is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Wednesday, Piute earned a 6-1 victory over Valley.
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 big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nash Fautin was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Bodie Gayler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Piute kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 11.4.
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. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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. Jesus Escalante also deserves some recognition as he stolen his first stolen base of the season.
Piute is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Green River, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Green River's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Piute has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Green River, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Will Piute keep running through batters, or will Green River buck the trend?
Piute took their win against Green River in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 15-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piute since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
