Payette hasn't had much luck against New Plymouth recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Payette Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the New Plymouth Pilgrims at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Payette is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Marsing on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Payette had to suffer through a 80-38 loss at the hands of Marsing. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-15.
Payette's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nathan Cisneros, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Michael Ocampo, who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points.
Meanwhile, New Plymouth unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 55-38 bruising from Soda Springs on Friday.
Payette's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for New Plymouth, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Payette suffered a grim 62-36 defeat to New Plymouth in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. Can Payette avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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