Pinnacle is 0-5 against Altamont since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pinnacle Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Altamont Longhorns at 4:30 p.m.
Pinnacle is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Piute, falling 20-0.
Meanwhile, Altamont waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 20-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won nine matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Levi Scott made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in hits. Scott was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Altamont got a massive performance out of Gage Bird, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Wigen, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Altamont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .679. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 24.8% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 52.6%.
Pinnacle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Altamont, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
Pinnacle might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Altamont in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Pinnacle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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