The Porterville Panthers will challenge the Golden West Trailblazers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Porterville nor Golden West posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Porterville's offense. They came up short against Redwood on Thursday, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Rangers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Golden West got themselves on the board against Mt. Whitney on Thursday, but Mt. Whitney never followed suit. They skirted past the Pioneers 2-0. The Trailblazers haven't had any issues with the Pioneers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
The result came thanks to Erin Fawkes's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Golden West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Perez, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Porterville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Golden West, their win bumped their record up to 8-5-1.
Porterville suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Golden West when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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