Softball Recap: Banning Sets Scoring Season-High Against Gardena

Pilots

Team Score (Highest)

03/27/25 @ Gardena	25
03/07/25 @ Garfield	17
03/21/25 vs Grand Terrace	10
03/15/25 vs King/Drew	9
02/24/25 @ Port of Los Angeles	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Banning). They never let the Gardena Panthers get on the board and left with a 25-0 victory on Thursday. With that win, the Pilots brought their scoring average up to 7.1 runs per game.

Ari Martinez looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Banning got a massive performance out of Joliene Pina, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Pina has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kourtney Talanoa, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple.

Banning kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive matches.

With the victory, Banning broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-10. As for Gardena, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Banning will take on Mira Costa in a tournament on Saturday. As for Gardena, they will venture away from home to take on Rancho Dominguez at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Dominguez has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Gardena will no doubt try to take advantage of.