Baseball Preview: Pilot Point Bearcats vs. Paradise Panthers
Pilot Point is 1-6 against Paradise since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pilot Point Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Paradise Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Pilot Point's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Paradise on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Pilot Point's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Paradise's part, they got a great performance from Austin Cole as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Cole has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cash Watson and Andrew Valencia did most of the damage at the plate: Watson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Valencia scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Leland Mattern, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Pilot Point's defeat dropped their record down to 7-21. As for Paradise, they pushed their record up to 17-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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