The Bryce Valley Mustangs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Panguitch Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bryce Valley: 3.5, Panguitch: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bryce Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Valley onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The one-run effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Panguitch had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Thunderbirds. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 games by six runs or more this season.
Daxton Miller made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddix Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Bridger Chappell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Panguitch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Piute only posted an OBP of .333.
Bryce Valley's victory bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Panguitch, their win bumped their record up to 24-1.
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