Pioneer lost against Leigh back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pioneer Mustangs fell just short of the Leigh Longhorns by a score of 3-2. Pioneer has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nate Tichy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Pioneer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Flores, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Leigh's side, Ollie Obenour made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Obenour has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Obenour was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brandon Kim, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pioneer's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Leigh, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
While Pioneer had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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