After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Corona del Sol, Pinnacle was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They blew past the Valley Vista Monsoon 7-0. The win continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Monsoon: they've now won three in a row.
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Pinnacle got a great performance from Dean Duran as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Duran also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Pinnacle is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5-1 otherwise.
At the plate, Pinnacle let Brayden Bullard and Jackson Marazzo run wild. Bullard went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Marazzo went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Marazzo a new career-high. Raul Escobar also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The victory got Pinnacle back to even at 6-6-1. As for Valley Vista, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Looking ahead, Pinnacle will head out on the road to square off against Sunnyslope at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley Vista, they will be playing at home against Camelback at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Camelback has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.75 runs per game on average), something Valley Vista will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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