Softball Preview: Piner Prospectors vs. Santa Rosa Panthers
Piner and Santa Rosa are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Piner Prospectors will be playing at home against the Santa Rosa Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Piner is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Piner can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Healdsburg 13-3. The high-scoring effort was just what Piner needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Mialynn Membrilla made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Membrilla was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bella Parra, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Briana Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, sadly, Santa Rosa is still looking for their first win of the season after eight games. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday.
The win got Piner back to even at 7-7. As for Santa Rosa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Piner took their victory against Santa Rosa when the teams last played on April 2nd by a conclusive 13-1. Will Piner repeat their success, or does Santa Rosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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