The Patterson Tigers will face off against the Pioneer Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Patterson will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Patterson made easy work of Mountain House and carried off a 7-1 win.
Noah Cozart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 13 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Max Medina was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Jimmy Chagoya was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Pioneer's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to River City on Tuesday. The Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rio Americano 9-7.
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Patterson, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10.
Patterson couldn't quite finish off Pioneer when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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