Pawnee is 0-5 against Routt Catholic since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pawnee Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Routt Catholic Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Pawnee got the win against Bunker Hill by a conclusive 16-5.
Meanwhile, Routt Catholic entered their tilt with Pleasant Hill/Western with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Wolves onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Thursday.
Taegan Rives looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Nolan Turner was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jace Lautemann, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Pawnee's win bumped their record up to 17-12. As for Routt Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Pawnee suffered a grim 14-7 defeat to Routt Catholic when the teams last played back in March. Can Pawnee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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