The West Field Longhorns will square off against the Payson Lions at 8:00 a.m. on Friday.
West Field came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 21-5 to Syracuse.
West Field saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyce Abbott, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another was Brady Penland, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Payson narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Timpview 9-8. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now won five in a row.
Payson let Blane Christensen and Brandon Ruiz run wild. Christensen scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Ruiz scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those two runs gave Christensen a new career-high.
The victory got Payson back to even at 1-1. As for West Field, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
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