Morro Bay and Pioneer Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Morro Bay Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Morro Bay has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Pioneer Valley will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Morro Bay didn't have quite enough to beat Santa Ynez and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Morro Bay has lost by just one run.
Morro Bay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmitt Wilson, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Wilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Morro Bay didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Ynez only tossed five.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Pioneer Valley sidestepped Nipomo for a 4-2 victory.
Morro Bay's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Pioneer Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Morro Bay beat Pioneer Valley 7-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morro Bay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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