Preview: Pioneer Valley Panthers vs. Wasco Tigers
The Pioneer Valley Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wasco Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, Pioneer Valley got the win against Santa Ynez by a conclusive 7-1. The victory was just what Pioneer Valley needed coming off of a 9-2 loss in their prior game.
Josue Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Garcia wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Sandoval, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Wasco's way against McFarland on Thursday as Wasco made off with an 11-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wasco.
Santonio Juarez and Noah Duran did most of the damage at the plate: Juarez scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Duran scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zak Mays, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Pioneer Valley's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Wasco, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season.
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