Pinnacle is 4-0 against Sunnyslope since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pinnacle Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Sunnyslope Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Pinnacle is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Pinnacle had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Liberty.
Marcus Downing was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Petroff was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rayden Espinoza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Sunnyslope fell 7-4 to O'Connor. Sunnyslope has struggled against O'Connor recently, as their match on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Pinnacle's record now sits at 9-9-1. As for Sunnyslope, their record now sits at 14-5.
Pinnacle was able to grind out a solid victory over Sunnyslope in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. Will Pinnacle repeat their success, or does Sunnyslope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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