Pinnacle won the last time they faced Desert Vista, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Pinnacle Pioneers won by a run and slipped past the Desert Vista Thunder 3-2. That's two games straight that Pinnacle has won by just one run.
Marcus Downing looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Gabe Velasquez-Mendoza was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Desert Vista's side, they got a good showing from PJ Alig, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Brendan Burke and Braden Burness stepped up to the plate in a big way. Burke went 1-for-4 with a home run, while Burness went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Desert Vista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pinnacle only tossed five.
Pinnacle is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12-1 record this season. As for Desert Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-11.
As of now, neither Pinnacle nor Desert Vista have any future games scheduled.
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