For the second straight game, Payson will face off against Cottonwood. The Lions will take on the Colts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Payson heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cottonwood. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Colts: they've now lost five in a row.
Cole Neves was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bosten Roseman, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Cottonwood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Payson, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
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