Powell's offensive attack, which consisted of 10 hits, was paced by Giarrizzo and Auston Carter, both of whom had two hits. Carter also drove in a run, as did Brandon Sullivan and Borders, who each finished with one hit. Also collecting one hit each were Jameson, Geiser, Brimhall and Gillett.
Powell's lone loss over the weekend came during the first game of a twinbill with Spearfish Sunday. The Pioneers lost that contest 9-8 in the eighth inning. Jameson, the starting pitcher, suffered the loss after giving up 12 hits and four walks. He also struck out six.
At the plate, Powell had three players with two hits each, including Jameson, Sullivan and Dahlgren. Pioneers with one hit each were Geiser, Brimhall, Gillett and Carter. Jameson and Brimhall added two RBIs each, and Dahlgren and Carter finished with one each.
In game two, Powell came away with an 8-2 victory to end the road trip on a positive note. Geiser claimed the win after scattering nine hits over seven innings. He also did not yield a walk in the contest, and neither of the two runs scored by Spearfish were counted as earned.
“They weren't able to string together much of anything against Grant,” Coach Young said. “His off-speed stuff was working well, and he got them to hit a lot of pop ups. It was a good outing for him against good team that's good at putting the ball in play.”
In addition to Geiser's strong pitching performance, the Pioneers benefitted from an offensive attack that produced 15 hits. Leading the charge was Carter, who finished with three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Giarrizzo added three hits and one RBI, and Jameson recorded three hits. Geiser, Sullivan and Gillett finished with two hits each. Also, Sullivan and Gillett had one RBI each.
The Pioneers, who now hold a 30-16 record, will be in action again Thursday (today), when they host Green River in a doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m.