The Banning Pilots will head out on the road to square off against the Palisades Dolphins at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Banning's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Palisades' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Banning can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against Gardena as Banning made off with a 13-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Banning.
Pedro Ibanez-Eddy was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Adrian Guzman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Palisades had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against University by a score of 5-2 on Friday.
Palisades also got a great performance from Reece Frankel as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Bailey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Banning is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Palisades, their record now sits at 8-11.
Banning suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Palisades when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Banning, Mason Edwards (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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