Pioneer has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Winamac Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Pioneer didn't have quite enough to beat Kankakee Valley and fell 4-2. Pioneer has not had much luck with Kankakee Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ava Beasy was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Winamac's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 12-2 to Tri-County. Winamac was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Tri-County's pitcher proved too tough.
Corrin Combs was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Keller, who went 2-for-2 with a triple.
Pioneer's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Winamac, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
Pioneer beat Winamac 5-1 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pioneer since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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