It was close, but on Saturday the Banning Pilots sidestepped the Kennedy Fighting Irish for a 4-3 win.
Banning gave Randall Guerrero the start and clearly made the right call: he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The Pilots are 3-1 when Guerrero allows two or fewer hits, but 6-9 otherwise.
Ethan Camejo
| 04/18/26 vs Kennedy | 3 |
| 04/10/26 @ San Pedro | 2 |
| 03/18/26 vs Narbonne | 2 |
| 04/17/26 vs Carson | 1 |
| 03/30/26 vs Durango | 1 |
On the hitting side, Ethan Camejo was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaycob Fernandez, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Banning's record now sits at 9-10. As for Kennedy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-21 record this season.
Banning has already played their next matchup, a 5-3 victory against Narbonne on the 20th. As for Kennedy, they will challenge Tustin at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tillers have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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