There's no place like home for Pinnacle, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the O'Connor Eagles on Tuesday. This was a revenge match for Pinnacle, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-5 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
Pinnacle got a great performance from Marcus Downing as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Downing has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Petroff was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Gabe Velasquez-Mendoza was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On O'Connor's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Sanko, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The win got Pinnacle back to even at 11-11-1. As for O'Connor, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Pinnacle will be playing in front of their home fans against Horizon at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. O'Connor will take on Mountain Ridge at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. O'Connor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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