The Powell Pioneers jumped to a 5-2 lead over Gillette after three innings before things turned ugly on Thursday. Really, really ugly.
The defending state champion Roughriders roughed up Pioneer pitching, scoring 26 of the game's next 27 runs to blow the contest wide open on the way to a 28-8 win at the Wyoming state Legion baseball tournament in Rock Springs. Included in that span was a disastrous 17-run inning that will likely haunt head coach Mike Jameson in his sleep tonight.
Powell now finds itself in a wholly unfamiliar position this season, needing to rebound from a lopsided defeat in order to keep its dream of a state title alive. The Pioneers won't have long to dwell on tonight's game, however. The team plays again at 9:30 a.m. against Park County rival Cody in a loser-out contest Friday morning.
Cody survived elimination by knocking out the Casper Oilers 15-13 on Thursday afternoon.
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