After flying high against McCall-Donnelly on Friday, New Plymouth came back down to earth. The Pilgrims lost 20-12 to the Homedale Trojans on Saturday. The Pilgrims haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Kaden Hawker
04/04/25 vs McCall-Donnelly | 4 |
03/21/25 @ Weiser | 4 |
04/05/25 @ Homedale | 2 |
04/01/25 @ Vision | 2 |
03/21/25 @ Weiser | 2 |
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Ashton Robinson and Kaden Hawker stepped up to the plate in a big way. Robinson scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Hawker scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. New Plymouth is 6-2 when Hawker posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Shaw, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
New Plymouth's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Homedale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Plymouth will take on Parma at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Pilgrims are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Homedale, they will challenge Payette at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pirates have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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