Homedale fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Payette on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, with their most recent loss being a 9-7 defeat on April 9th.
Homedale saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chance Martell, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Homedale and nudges their season record down to 18-8. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 23-0 Fruitland (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 79.2% over those games). As for Payette, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Homedale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Payette, they will head out on the road to take on Fruitland at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Grizzlies will roll in looking for their 24th straight win, something the Pirates surely won't give up without a fight.
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