The Banning Pilots will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the South East Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Banning is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Verdugo Hills by a score of 4-1. Winning may never get old, but Banning sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, South East won against Palisades on Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. South East walked away with a 6-3 victory over Marshall. The win made it back-to-back victories for South East.
David Valenzuela tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Alejendro Pena, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Banning's win bumped their record up to 17-13. As for South East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-17 record this season.
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