The Payson Lions will take on the West Field Longhorns at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. Payson will be strutting in after a victory while West Field will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Payson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over Timpview. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now won five in a row.
Blane Christensen
| 03/11/25 @ Timpview | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Springville | 1 |
| 04/19/24 vs Uintah | 1 |
| 03/09/24 vs Springville | 1 |
Blane Christensen and Brandon Ruiz did most of the damage at the plate: Christensen scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Ruiz scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Christensen a new career-high in runs.
Meanwhile, West Field came up short against Syracuse on Tuesday, falling 21-5.
West Field saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyce Abbott, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another was Conner Miles, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double.
The win got Payson back to even at 1-1. As for West Field, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
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