The Pioneer Panthers will head out to take on the East Aurora Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer will be strutting in after a victory while East Aurora will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Pioneer got the win against Cheektowaga by a conclusive 9-1. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
East Aurora couldn't beat Akron on Wednesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the third inning. The Blue Devils lost 15-6 to the Tigers.
East Aurora saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Boedecker, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Pioneer and bumps their season record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for East Aurora, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Pioneer came out on top in a nail-biter against East Aurora in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad 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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