The Banning Pilots will challenge the Los Angeles CES Unicorns at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Banning will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Banning beat Rancho Dominguez 4-1.
Banning saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pedro Ibanez-Eddy, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Los Angeles CES rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 5-1.
Eli Stephens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Stephens was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Cai Bloom-Furedi and Ezra Fife did most of the damage at the plate: Bloom-Furedi went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Fife went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Fife has posted since back in March. Trevor Hornstock was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Los Angeles CES kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Banning's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Los Angeles CES, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Banning skirted past Los Angeles CES 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pilots since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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