The Pioneer Valley Panthers will take on the Wasco Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Pioneer Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Reedley get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Not much got past Manny Ramirez, who gave up just four hits to keep Reedley off the board. Ramirez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pioneer Valley's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Ramirez, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Wasco came out on top against Golden West on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. The Tigers had just enough and edged out the Trailblazers 7-6. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one run.
Gerardo Aldana was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Santiago Zarate also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Wasco's victory bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Pioneer Valley, their win bumped their record up to 11-15.
Everything went Pioneer Valley's way against Wasco when the teams last played back in March, as Pioneer Valley made off with an 8-1 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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