Tintic fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Piute on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Piute Thunderbirds by a score of 11-10. The Miners were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Tintic's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Piute, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tintic will face off against Wendover at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Tintic is facing Wendover at the right time seeing as Wendover is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Piute, they will square off against Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Piute knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten run or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Valley likes a good challenge.
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