The Banning Pilots will head out on the road to face off against the Palisades Dolphins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Banning is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Banning will face Palisades after dropping another heartbreaker against Narbonne on Thursday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Banning fell just short of Narbonne by a score of 3-2. Banning has not had much luck with Narbonne recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Banning saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Castaneda, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Banning hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Narbonne struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Palisades unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Pedro.
Banning's record is now 14-12. As for Palisades, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Banning suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Palisades in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Banning, Mason Edwards (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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