The Pioneer Mustangs will face off against the Santa Teresa Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Pioneer blew King's Academy out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday King's Academy got their revenge. The Mustangs fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-1. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Teresa). Everything went their way against Milpitas on Monday as they made off with a 13-4 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Saints needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Peter Melendez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Santa Teresa let Jordan Hsieh and Isaiah Rivera run wild. Hsieh scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Rivera scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Rivera a new career-high.
Santa Teresa pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.1 runs over those games. As for Pioneer, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Pioneer came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Teresa in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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