Pearce has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lake Highlands Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pearce's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lake Highlands' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Saturday, Pearce got themselves on the board against Lake Highlands, but Lake Highlands never followed suit. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Wildcats.
AJ Ripley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Ripley has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ripley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Degan Kubat looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Pearce let Vince Villegas and Natanael Melendez loose on the outfield. Villegas scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Melendez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pearce is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for Lake Highlands, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15-1.
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