Baseball Preview: Pilot Point Bearcats vs. Paradise Panthers
After two games on the road, Pilot Point is heading back home. They will take on the Paradise Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
In Saturday's second game, Pilot Point got the win against Valley View by a conclusive 15-6.
Meanwhile, Paradise put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Callisburg onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Paradise considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The result came thanks to Braden Wilson's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Woodard, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Valencia, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Pilot Point's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-20. As for Paradise, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Pilot Point skirted past Paradise 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Pilot Point repeat their success, or does Paradise have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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