The Payette Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Weiser Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Payette knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Weiser likes a good challenge.
Payette will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Weiser, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Pirates came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 11-6 on Monday. Payette's victory was all the more impressive since the Wolverines were averaging only 3.82 runs allowed on the season.
Anna Moreno spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, Payette got a massive performance out of Haylo Collingwood, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Those two stolen bases gave Collingwood a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Victoria Walker, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Payette was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Weiser's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-5. As for Payette, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Payette hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Weiser struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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