Leigh waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Pioneer Mustangs 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Leigh, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ollie Obenour was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Obenour has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Obenour was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, Brandon Kim was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Pioneer's side, Nate Tichy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Pioneer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Flores, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Leigh is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Pioneer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Leigh will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pioneer: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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