Softball Recap: Banning Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Pilots

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Gardena	25
04/10/25 @ Rancho Dominguez	21
04/28/25 vs Gardena	18
04/03/25 vs Narbonne	18
03/07/25 @ Garfield	12

There's no place like home for Banning, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let the Gardena Panthers get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Monday. The Pilots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by nine runs or more this season.

Kourtney Talanoa was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Jaqueline Perez also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Banning always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .882. They are 5-2 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The victory snapped Banning's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-14 record. As for Gardena, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Banning is set to square off against their familiar foe Narbonne at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Gardena will take on rival Rancho Dominguez at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.