Piute had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Valley Buffalos by a score of 6-1. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Blake Dalton made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Dalton was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nash Fautin was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Bodie Gayler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Piute was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley only posted a batting average of .120.
Piute is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Piute will venture away from home to square off against Green River at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Valley, they will challenge Pinnacle at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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