For the second straight game, Walnut will face off against Bonita. The Mustangs will host the Bearcats at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Walnut will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Bonita, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Bearcats on Wednesday. The matchup marked the Mustangs' most dominant victory of the season.
For Bonita's part, they got a good showing from Ryder Gibson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gibson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive appearances.
Walnut has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-13-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Bonita, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12-1.
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