On Monday, Payette faced McCall-Donnelly in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Payette Pirates' way against the McCall-Donnelly Vandals as the Payette Pirates made off with a 14-4 win. Payette might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three contests by ten runs or more this season.
Jahzyon Sylva made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Sylva was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jake Penfold and Darrien Pecunia did most of the damage at the plate: Penfold went 3-for-5 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Pecunia scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ian Ennis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On McCall-Donnelly's side, Owen Naugle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Payette's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for McCall-Donnelly, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Payette will stay at home for another game and welcome New Plymouth at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Payette is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for McCall-Donnelly, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Homedale at 6:00 p.m. on April 1st.
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