The Pioneer Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Leigh Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pioneer: 3.6, Leigh: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pioneer blew Ann Sobrato out of the water the last time the pair played, but on ThursdayAnn Sobrato got their revenge. Pioneer fell just short of Ann Sobrato by a score of 5-3.
Nathaniel Forbes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pioneer saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Tichy, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Leigh scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-6 margin over Santa Teresa. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Leigh.
Ollie Obenour made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Obenour was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Brandon Kim and Michael Mogannam did most of the damage at the plate: Kim scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Mogannam went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Pioneer's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. As for Leigh, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Pioneer came up short against Leigh in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Pioneer, Miles Lu (who struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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