Baseball Recap: Prospect Panthers vs. Piedmont Hills Pirates
Prospect lost against Piedmont Hills last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Prospect Panthers fell just short of the Piedmont Hills Pirates by a score of 7-5. Prospect has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Prospect got a good showing from Caleb Entwisle, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Entwisle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jack Austin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
On Piedmont Hills' side, Travis J. Linane made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Linane was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Toby Torres, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Alex Tran was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Prospect now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Piedmont Hills, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Prospect will head out on the road to take on Gilroy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gilroy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.41 runs per game on average), something Prospect will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Piedmont Hills, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Hill at 4:00 p.m. Piedmont Hills will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
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