Baseball Game Preview: Payette Pirates vs. New Plymouth Pilgrims

The Payette Pirates will take on the New Plymouth Pilgrims at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Payette is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Payette made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Cole Valley Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 9-7 on Wednesday. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jahzyon Sylva

Runs

03/19/25 @ Weiser	4
04/16/25 vs Cole Valley Christian	2
04/05/25 @ Caldwell	2
04/12/25 vs Melba	1
04/09/25 vs Homedale	1
+ 5 more games

Jahzyon Sylva was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Payette: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Jaxon Rodriguez was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.

New Plymouth couldn't beat Homedale on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the second inning. The Pilgrims came up short against the Trojans, falling 22-9.

Cooper Shaw made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.

Payette now has a losing record of 8-9. As for New Plymouth, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Payette has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like New Plymouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Payette beat New Plymouth 12-8 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Pilgrims have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.