For the second straight game, Leigh will face off against Pioneer. The Longhorns will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Leigh is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Wednesday, Leigh needed a bit of extra time to put away Pioneer. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs, sneaking past 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Leigh saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Mogannam, who went 2-for-4 with one run. Another was Aiden Philips, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Leigh pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pioneer, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-9.
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