The Warrenton Warriors will head out to square off against the Duchesne Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Warrenton will be strutting in after a win while Duchesne will be coming in after a loss.
While Warrenton's victory against Valley Park wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Warriors won by a run and slipped past the Hawks 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Easton Holt made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Holt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ric Standley was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Fort Zumwalt East hit Duchesne with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pioneers came up short against the Lions, falling 8-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Pioneers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Duchesne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Winterer, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was Winterer's first of the season. Another was Drake Fortman, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Duchesne fell to 3-1. As for Warrenton, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Warrenton couldn't quite get it done against Duchesne in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 3-0. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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