Panguitch has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Valley has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Panguitch Bobcats will face off against the Valley Buffalos at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Panguitch is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Pinnacle on Wednesday as Panguitch made off with a 31-3 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Valley didn't have done well against Wayne recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Valley was the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over Wayne.
Boede Cox and Hogan Harris made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Cox pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Harris struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Cox went 1-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Harris scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Valley got a massive performance out of Conner Smith, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Payson Harris, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wayne only posted an OBP of .344.
Panguitch's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Everything went Panguitch's way against Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Panguitch made off with a 10-4 victory. Does Panguitch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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