The Saint Mary's Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Pinole Valley Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Saint Mary's will be strutting in after a win while Pinole Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
In what's become a running theme this season, Saint Mary's gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on St. Patrick-St. Vincent with a sharp 12-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Saint Mary's.
The team relied heavily on Taylor Zweben, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was London Crawford, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Pinole Valley won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. Their tough 12-1 loss to Albany might stick with them for a while.
Pinole Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayla Serrano, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Pinole Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Saint Mary's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Pinole Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Saint Mary's suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Pinole Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Saint Mary's, Kailani Tatro (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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