Baseball Game Preview: Pinnacle Pioneers vs. Davis Darts

The Pinnacle Pioneers will take on the Davis Darts in a tournament on Monday. Pinnacle is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

If Pinnacle beats Davis with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Pioneers came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial on Saturday, sneaking past 9-8.

Erik Moo

Hits (Career)

03/14/26 vs Centennial	3
03/13/26 @ Horizon	2
03/12/26 @ Higley	2
02/26/26 vs Sunrise Mountain	2
02/25/26 @ Apollo	2

Erik Moo was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trenton Pater, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.

Pinnacle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Davis is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Sunrise Mountain. The Darts lost 11-1 to the Mustangs. The game marked the Darts' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Davis' loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Pinnacle, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.

Davis' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Pinnacle has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Davis, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Pinnacle keep running through batters, or will the Darts buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.