Payette waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Firth Cougars by a score of 6-2. This was payback for the Pirates, who suffered a 17-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Payette's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael Ocampo, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Pirates
| 03/21/25 vs Firth | 41.7% |
| 03/19/25 @ Weiser | 40% |
| 03/17/25 vs Weiser | 28.6% |
| 03/15/25 vs Sugar-Salem | 13% |
| 03/14/25 vs Buhl | 36.4% |
| + 12 more games |
Payette was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win got Payette back to even at 3-3. As for Firth, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Payette will be playing in front of their home fans against Marsing at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Payette's pitchers better be ready for this one: Marsing has averaged an impressive 13 runs per game this season. As for Firth, they are taking a road trip to square off against Cole Valley Christian at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Firth's pitchers better be ready for this one: Cole Valley Christian has averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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