The Carson Colts will square off against the Banning Pilots on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Carson sitting on eight straight wins and Banning on 11.
Carson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Taft, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Colts have posted against the Toreadors since February 16, 2016.
Salvador Carillo
| 05/21/25 vs Taft | 10 |
| 05/15/25 vs South Gate | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Rancho Dominguez | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Kerman | 2 |
| 05/05/25 @ Narbonne | 1 |
Carson got a great performance from Salvador Carillo as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Carillo a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Xavier Allen was incredible, going 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Kris Sinclair was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Banning sidestepped Verdugo Hills for a 3-1 win.
The team relied heavily on Jared Nakazawa, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and one run.
Banning's victory bumped their record up to 22-8. As for Carson, their win bumped their record up to 18-13.
Carson beat Banning 5-0 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colts 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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