The Pioneer Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the King's Academy Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Pioneer came up short against Menlo-Atherton and fell 7-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for King's Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sequoia 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since February 27th.
Thomas Castro tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Ethan Johnson and Nate Plata did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Plata scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pioneer's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7. As for King's Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Pioneer took their victory against King's Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 14-5 score. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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