It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pine View had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Hurricane Tigers. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Tigers on Saturday, they had to take a 13-8 defeat.
JJ Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Kobe Goodman
| 03/15/25 vs Grantsville | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs Carbon | 3 |
| 05/03/25 vs Hurricane | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Hurricane | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Cedar | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
In other batting news, Kobe Goodman was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Pine View's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 9-11-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Porter Campbell, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Pine View is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-12-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Hurricane, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.
As of now, neither Pine View nor Hurricane have any future games scheduled.
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