Piner is 1-9 against Ukiah since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Piner Prospectors will take on the Ukiah Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Piner's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past St. Vincent de Paul's usually-dominant pitching crew. Piner never let St. Vincent de Paul onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Piner.
Mariah Membrilla and Mialynn Membrilla made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Membrilla pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Membrilla tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Membrilla scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Membrilla scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Piner let Bella Parra and Rosie Prak loose on the outfield. Parra scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Prak scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Briana Sanchez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ukiah waltzed into their match on Wednesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Everything went their way against the Greyhounds as they made off with a 12-5 win.
Piner pushed their record up to 12-10 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ukiah, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
Piner might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from Ukiah in their previous meeting back in April. Can Piner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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