Softball Preview: Whitney Wildcats vs. Pioneer Titans
Whitney is 2-7 against Pioneer since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Whitney Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Pioneer Titans at 3:15 p.m. Whitney is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Whitney after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of Cerritos. Whitney has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Whitney saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Monicka Manni, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pioneer, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Glenn on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for Pioneer as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Whitney's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Pioneer, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6-1.
Whitney suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Pioneer when the teams last played back in March. Can Whitney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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