Friday just wasn't the day for Pilot Point's offense. They fell 5-0 to the Paradise Panthers on Friday. Pilot Point has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Paradise's part, they got a great performance from Braden Wilson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over 6.1 innings pitched. Wilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Andrew Valencia was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Pilot Point's defeat dropped their record down to 7-20. As for Paradise, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Pilot Point will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Ponder at 7:30 p.m. Ponder will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Pilot Point surely won't give up without a fight. As for Paradise, they will head out on the road to face off against Boyd at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Boyd is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Paradise a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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