Banning had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They beat the Rancho Mirage Rattlers on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pilots.
Angelo Duarte was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Pedro Ibanez-Eddy, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Pilots
| 06/05/25 vs Rancho Mirage | 3-2 |
| 06/03/25 vs Lemoore | 3-2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Rancho Dominguez | 4-1 |
| 05/03/25 vs North Hollywood | 12-0 |
| 05/02/25 vs Narbonne | 7-2 |
| + 3 more games |
Banning pushed their record up to 24-9 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Rancho Mirage, their loss dropped their record down to 19-14.
As of now, neither Banning nor the Rattlers have any future games scheduled.
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