Pioneer is 8-1 against West Central since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pioneer Panthers will head out on the road to take on the West Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pioneer took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against North White as Pioneer made off with an 11-1 win.
The team relied heavily on Ava Beasy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kylie Attinger, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Central waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Rebels as they made off with a 16-1 victory.
Jalie Glasford made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Glasford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kailee Bishop was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Annika Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Pioneer's record now sits at 16-4. As for West Central, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Pioneer hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pioneer suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to West Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Pioneer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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