Piute had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tintic Miners , sneaking past 11-10. For the Thunderbirds, this counts as revenge for the 13-4 loss the Miners walked away with the last time they faced one another two weeks ago.
Brodee Montague and Blake Dalton were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Montague tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Dalton struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Montague scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Dalton scored a run while going 3-for-5. Dalton also hit three hits, which is notable because Piute is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 0-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Braige Millett was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. He is becoming a predictor of Piute's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Bodie Gayler, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piute didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Piute is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Tintic, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Piute will head out to face off against Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Tintic, they are taking a road trip to take on Wendover at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Tintic is facing Wendover at the right time seeing as Wendover is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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