The Needles Mustangs will take on the Piute Thunderbirds in a tournament on Saturday. Needles is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Needles came up short against Bishop Kelly on Friday, falling 10-4. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly six runs.
Needles saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Summer Scott, who went 2-for-3 with one run. That run was Scott's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Piute lost 15-4 to Gunnison Valley on Friday. The game marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Destri Morrill made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Layla Taylor was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Needles' loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Piute, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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