It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bryce Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Piute Thunderbirds by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Mustangs have suffered since August 15th.

Mustangs
| 10/10/25 vs Piute | 3-5 |
| 10/09/25 vs Valley | 5-1 |
| 10/07/25 vs Wayne | 10-3 |
| 10/03/25 vs Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams | 16-1 |
| 09/26/25 vs Wayne | 8-0 |
Bryce Valley moved to 21-7 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. As for Piute, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Bryce Valley will be playing at home against Panguitch at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 4.1, the Bobcats 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Piute does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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