Piute has gone 8-2 against Wayne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Piute Thunderbirds will face off against the Wayne Badgers at 3:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Piute will head out to face Wayne after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Piute lost 12-0 to Panguitch. It was the first time this season that the Thunderbirds let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Wayne's offense. They came up short against Bryce Valley on Wednesday, falling 19-0. The Badgers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Wayne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Russell VanDyke, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The loss snapped Piute's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 9-4 record. As for Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Piute took their win against Wayne in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 15-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piute since the team 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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