Baseball Game Preview: Pittsburg on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:45am

Baseball Preview: Pittsburg Pirates vs. Antioch Panthers

Pittsburg is 8-2 against Antioch since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pittsburg Pirates will be playing at home against the Antioch Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Pittsburg is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

On Tuesday, Pittsburg beat Antioch 8-4.

Diego Deluna was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Deluna was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Niko Fuentes, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Garcia, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Pittsburg has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Antioch, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.

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