The Pioneer Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Piedmont Hills Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pioneer's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
On Tuesday, Pioneer had just enough and edged Monte Vista Christian out 13-12.
The team relied heavily on Sadie Heming, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Goodrich, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Prospect by a score of 12-11.
Pioneer's win bumped their record up to 9-7-1. As for Piedmont Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7.
Pioneer couldn't quite finish off Piedmont Hills when the teams last played back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Piedmont Hills' Isabella Flores, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Pioneer knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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