Baseball Recap: Lucas Perry can't quite lead Pioneer over Caston

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 4:28pm

Baseball Recap: Pioneer Panthers vs. Caston Comets

Pioneer lost against Caston on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pioneer Panthers lost 8-2 to the Caston Comets. Pioneer has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Pioneer saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Perry, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

On Caston's side, Talon Zeider spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits.

On the hitting side, Caston got a massive performance out of Gavin Mollenkopf, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Lance Hanna was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.

Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Caston, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.

Pioneer will be playing at home against North Judson-San Pierre at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Caston, they will head out on the road to square off against Culver Community at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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