The Pioneer Valley Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Lompoc Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Lompoc's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pioneer Valley put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lompoc a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Pioneer Valley as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Julian Diaz-Resendez spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, Pioneer Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Sandoval, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Elias Giddings was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Pioneer Valley pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 7.7 runs. As for Lompoc, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
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