The Christopher Cougars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Pioneer Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Christopher will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Christopher beat Santa Teresa 6-2.
Nick Valentine tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mateo Alcantar, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Sam Guenther was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pioneer had just enough and edged Leland out 6-4 on Thursday.
Nate Tichy was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Tichy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Tichy wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makana Potter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andre Valdespino, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Christopher has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Pioneer, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Christopher skirted past Pioneer 6-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Christopher have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pioneer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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