Preview: Morro Bay Pirates vs. Pioneer Valley Panthers
The Morro Bay Pirates will be playing at home against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Morro Bay can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mendota a 9-0 shutout. Morro Bay's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Eli Brown looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Morro Bay let Emmitt Wilson and Cruz Wilkenson loose on the outfield. Wilson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Wilkenson scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Aidan Hunt was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Wasco as Pioneer Valley made off with a 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pioneer Valley.
Morro Bay's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Pioneer Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Morro Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Pioneer Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pioneer Valley's Estevan Fonseca, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Morro Bay to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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