The Leigh Longhorns will head out on the road to take on the Pioneer Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Leigh will be strutting in after a win while Pioneer will be coming in after a loss.
Leigh scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Santa Teresa as Leigh made off with a 16-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Leigh.
Ollie Obenour made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Obenour has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Obenour was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Brandon Kim and Michael Mogannam did most of the damage at the plate: Kim scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Mogannam went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
After soaring to a seven-point win in their last game, Pioneer came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Ann Sobrato by a score of 5-3.
Nathaniel Forbes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Pioneer saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Tichy, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Leigh is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Pioneer, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Leigh beat Pioneer 7-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Leigh repeat their success, or does Pioneer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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