The Piute Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to challenge the Wayne Badgers at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piute has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Piute is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Monticello 27-12 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won six matches by 15 runs or more so far this season.
Kenadi King and Ainsley James did most of the damage at the plate: King went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and six RBI, while James went 3-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. Those three stolen bases gave James a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alayna Severe, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Piute kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They got five more hits than Monticello's also-impressive total of 11.
Meanwhile, Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 20-8 to Panguitch.
Piute is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.0 runs over those games. As for Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Piute suffered a grim 23-7 defeat to Wayne in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Thunderbirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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