Softball Preview: Banning Pilots vs. Narbonne Gauchos
After three games on the road, Banning is heading back home. They will take on the Narbonne Gauchos at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Banning will be strutting in after a win while Narbonne will be coming in after a loss.
Banning will head into Friday's matchup having proved themselves against Mary Star of the Sea: Banning took a six-point defeat the last time they faced off against Mary Star of the Sea, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Banning had just enough and edged Mary Star of the Sea out 5-3.
Rayliene Sanchez tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Sharon Su'e was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ariel Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Narbonne suffered a tough 19-3 loss at the hands of San Pedro on Thursday. Narbonne has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Banning has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Narbonne, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Banning took their victory against Narbonne in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 18-0. Will Banning repeat their success, or does Narbonne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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