Banning unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Peninsula Panthers by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. The Pilots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.

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Kali Sue was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Aguilar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
With the win, Peninsula broke their 12-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-1.
Banning has already played their next contest, an 8-6 victory against Port of Los Angeles on the 24th. As for Peninsula, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 10-3 loss against Carson on the 24th.
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