Baseball Preview: Mission College Prep Royals vs. Pioneer Valley Panthers
The Mission College Prep Royals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mission College Prep comes in on four and Pioneer Valley on six.
Last Friday, Mission College Prep narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Santa Ynez 5-4.
Brody Warwick and Thomas Glenn were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Warwick tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Glenn pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Warwick went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Glenn scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Mott, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley earned a 5-1 victory over Morro Bay on Friday.
Mission College Prep's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Pioneer Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Mission College Prep skirted past Pioneer Valley 6-4 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pioneer Valley's Manuel Ramirez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mission College Prep still be able to contain Ramirez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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