Green River hasn't had much luck against Panguitch recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Green River Pirates will take on the Panguitch Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Green River took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Pinnacle by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Pirates' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Rolando Anguiano made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gabriel Quintana was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cristian Mendoza, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Green River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Panguitch had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They never let the Thunderbirds onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won 14 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Green River's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Panguitch, they pushed their record up to 18-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Green River suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Panguitch in their previous meeting back in August. Can Green River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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