Piner had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 5-9 to make it four. They fell 4-1 to the Rancho Cotate Cougars. The Prospectors were not able to make up for their loss to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.

Sokhayne Prak
04/07/25 @ Santa Rosa | 3 |
03/13/25 @ Santa Rosa | 3 |
03/26/25 @ Montgomery | 2 |
04/12/25 vs Rancho Cotate | 1 |
04/02/25 @ St. Vincent de Paul | 1 |
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Sokhayne Prak put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Piner is 2-1 when Prak allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Prak was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
As for Rancho Cotate, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
On Rancho Cotate's side, they got a great performance from Aiden O'Sullivan as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave O'Sullivan a new career-high.
At the plate, Jeremiah Olvera was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Derammelaere, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Piner has already played their next match, a 9-3 defeat against Montgomery on the 16th. As for Rancho Cotate, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Maria Carrillo on the 16th.
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