The Mt. Whitney Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the Monache Marauders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Monache took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Whitney, who comes in off a win.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Mt. Whitney and El Diamante, and Mt. Whitney kept the tradition alive. The Pioneers had just enough and edged out the Miners 4-3. That's two games straight that the Pioneers have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Genaro Villarreal, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Matteo Zuniga, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Monache's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Monache saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Baxter, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Mt. Whitney's victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-19. As for Monache, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
Mt. Whitney came up short against Monache in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-2. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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