Santa Rosa and Piner are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Santa Rosa Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Piner Prospectors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Rosa will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Santa Rosa's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Piner gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Healdsburg. The high-scoring effort was just what Piner needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Mialynn Membrilla made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Membrilla was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Bella Parra was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Briana Sanchez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Santa Rosa's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Piner, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Santa Rosa might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Piner when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Membrilla, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Santa Rosa knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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