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| 04/28/25 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/02/25 - Home | 16-3 W |
| 04/01/25 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 05/06/24 - Home | 12-7 W |
| 04/22/24 - Away | 15-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fruitland has gone a perfect 10-0 against Payette recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Fruitland will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Fruitland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Homedale, who was ranked 13th at the time (Fruitland was ranked second). The Grizzlies had just enough and edged out the Trojans 3-1.
Max Vidlak was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season. Titus Vidlak was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Payette ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Homedale, sneaking past 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted since May 4, 2024.
Michael Ocampo and Jahzyon Sylva did most of the damage at the plate: Ocampo went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Sylva went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs. Those four hits gave Sylva a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Rodriguez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Fruitland pushed their record up to 23-0 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs 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 massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Everything went Fruitland's way against Payette in their previous meeting on Monday, as Fruitland made off with a 12-2 victory. Will the Grizzlies repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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