McCall-Donnelly has been on the road for 14 straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Payette Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. McCall-Donnelly hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Last Wednesday, McCall-Donnelly fell victim to a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Fruitland.
John Hatfield was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Payette came up short against Fruitland on Thursday and fell 11-6. Payette has not had much luck with Fruitland recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Jake Penfold was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
McCall-Donnelly's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Payette, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. McCall-Donnelly has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Payette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
McCall-Donnelly suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Payette when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Payette's Jahzyon Sylva, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that McCall-Donnelly knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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