Mt. Whitney is 2-8 against Redwood since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pioneers will head out to face off against the Rangers at 5:30 p.m.
Mt. Whitney came up short against Porterville on Thursday, falling 10-4.
Mt. Whitney saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli McLennan, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Redwood entered their tilt with El Diamante on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Miners a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Redwood's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Mt. Whitney, their loss dropped their record down to 7-20.
Mt. Whitney suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Redwood when the teams last played back in April. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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