The Pioneer Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Nipomo Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pioneer Valley has three straight wins, Nipomo has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pioneer Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Nipomo (and have done all season long). Pioneer Valley never let Nipomo onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday.
Julian Diaz-Resendez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pioneer Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Sandoval, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Pioneer Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Nipomo, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
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