Piute is 10-0 against Pinnacle since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Piute Thunderbirds will be playing at home against the Pinnacle Panthers at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piute has six straight wins, Pinnacle has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Piute's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Green River as Piute made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Brodee Montague, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Green River off the board.
At the plate, Piute let Nash Fautin and Bodie Gayler loose on the outfield. Fautin scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Gayler scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braige Millett, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Piute always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 27.5% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 46.1%.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle lost 31-3 to Panguitch on Wednesday.
Piute has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Pinnacle, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Piute took their win against Pinnacle when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 15-3. Does Piute have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinnacle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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