The Corcoran Panthers will take on the Shafter Generals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Corcoran will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Corcoran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Chavez a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly two runs.
Brennan Botill
| 05/23/25 @ Chavez | 3 |
| 05/16/25 vs Kennedy | 2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Strathmore | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Coalinga | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Granite Hills | 2 |
Brennan Botill was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Shafter entered their tilt with South on Friday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Spartans.
Lukas Pena made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 15 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joaquin Garza, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and one run.
Shafter's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Corcoran, their record is now 24-4.
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