Pittsburg is 9-1 against Antioch since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Pirates will welcome the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Pittsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Pittsburg's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Deer Valley 20-0. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Ty Thompson
| 05/08/25 vs Deer Valley | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs American Canyon | 3 |
| 04/18/24 vs Heritage | 3 |
| 03/23/24 @ Washington | 3 |
| 03/19/25 @ Irvington | 2 |
Ty Thompson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other pitching news, Desmond Toomer looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Diego Deluna was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Salazar, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Pittsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .612. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Antioch might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Heritage who claimed the real prize. The Panthers came up short against the Patriots, falling 7-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Antioch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Connelly, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Pittsburg's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Antioch, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Everything went Pittsburg's way against Antioch in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Pittsburg made off with a 14-2 win. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
