Pierce extended their losing streak to 11 on Friday, dropping their season record down to 2-15 in the process. They came up short against the Willows Honkers, falling 9-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Honkers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 on Tuesday.
As for Willows, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-14. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games.
For Willows' part, the result came thanks to Anthony Quezada's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks. Quezada has become a key player for the Honkers: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 1-13 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Willows got a big performance out of Charles Squier, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Squier is becoming a predictor of the Honkers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-14 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Garman, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pierce is set to challenge their familiar foe Durham at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Willows will face off against rival Winters at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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