On Saturday, Pinnacle faced Basha in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pinnacle Pioneers fell 11-7 to the Basha Bears. Pinnacle's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Pinnacle saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Follmer, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Brayden Bullard was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Basha's side, Thomas Peck looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Peck has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trevion Jones, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Madrid, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Pinnacle's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-12-1. As for Basha, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-10-1.
Pinnacle will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Gilbert at 4:00 p.m. As for Basha, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Queen Creek at 6:30 p.m. Queen Creek is coming into the matchup with ten straight wins at home, so Basha will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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