The Pioneer Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pioneer: 3.9, Christopher: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pioneer will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a seven-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Leland on Thursday. Pioneer had just enough and edged Leland out 6-4.
Nate Tichy made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Tichy has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tichy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Tichy wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makana Potter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Andre Valdespino was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Christopher came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 6-2.
Nick Valentine tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Mateo Alcantar was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Guenther, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
The victory got Pioneer back to even at 12-12. As for Christopher, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
Pioneer couldn't quite finish off Christopher in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Pioneer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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