Piner and Healdsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Piner Prospectors will be playing at home against the Healdsburg Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Piner fell victim to San Rafael and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Piner's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Piner saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mialynn Membrilla, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Membrilla has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Healdsburg's offense. They fell victim to a tough 16-0 loss at the hands of Ukiah on Monday. Healdsburg has not had much luck with Ukiah recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Piner now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Healdsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Healdsburg's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Piner hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .353. It's a different story for Healdsburg, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain Piner's hitters?
Piner came up short against Healdsburg in their previous meeting back in March, falling 10-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Healdsburg's Laurel Heaney, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Piner knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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