Recap: Wasco Tigers vs. Pioneer Valley Panthers
After flying high against McFarland last Thursday, Wasco came back down to earth. The Wasco Tigers' rough 10-3 defeat to the Pioneer Valley Panthers on Friday might stick with them for a while.
Wasco saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Wimberly, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Diego Cortez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Pioneer Valley's side, Ruben Ramirez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Manuel Ramirez relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Elias Giddings, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wasco's loss dropped their record down to 5-4-1. As for Pioneer Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Wasco will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Tulare Union at 11:30 a.m. Wasco is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Pioneer Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Morro Bay at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pioneer Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Morro Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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