The Pioneer Valley Panthers will face off against the Liberty Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pioneer Valley comes in on six and Liberty on five.
Pioneer Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kerman a 1-0 shutout.
Ciena Acosta
| 03/28/25 @ Tulare Western | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Bullard | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Templeton | 4 |
| 04/12/25 vs Clovis East | 5 |
| 03/11/25 @ Righetti | 7 |
Not much got past Ciena Acosta, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Kerman off the board. Those 16 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Acosta.
Wasco typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Liberty proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 5-3.
Macie Webster spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Leilah Uriarte was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Pioneer Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-11. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 21-8.
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