It wasn't easy, but the Powell Pioneers advanced into the championship half of the state Legion baseball tournament bracket on Wednesday with a 5-3 win over the Riverton Raiders. The Pioneers used a pair of unearned runs in the top of the ninth to break away from a 3-3 tie as the anticipated pitchers' duel between the Pioneers and Raiders materialized as expected. Tyler Dahlgren threw six solid innings for Powell before giving way to Colter Bostick, who picked up the win with three scoreless innings.
Powell's reward for winning? A Thursday rematch with defending state champion Gillette. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.. The Pioneers won their first meeting with the Roughriders 8-5 at last week's North district tournament in Casper. The Riders had their own nail biter in the opening round, rallying for a 9-8 victory over Wheatland in the day's first contest. Laramie blasted Casper by a 17-2 count in the day's other game. Cheyenne and Cody are getting set to take warm-ups before facing off in the final opening day game.
Keep watching the Tribune blog for the latest from the Legion state tournament, as well as Powell's upcoming appearance at the Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest regional tournament.
Great game on Wednesday. An opportunity for an old Powell guy to listen to a little Scott Mangold again.
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