The Panguitch Bobcats will head out to take on the Piute Thunderbirds at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Panguitch sitting on nine straight wins and Piute on seven.
Panguitch's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Valley as Panguitch made off with a 15-0 victory. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Piute). They blew past Pinnacle 20-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Blake Dalton made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nash Fautin was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Braige Millett was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piute always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 31.7% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 47.2%.
Panguitch's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Piute, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Panguitch came out on top in a nail-biter against Piute in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Panguitch since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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