The Pioneer Valley Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Kerman Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pioneer Valley is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Pioneer Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Fowler 10-3. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ciena Acosta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Kamila Enriquez
| 05/20/25 @ Fowler | 5 |
| 03/04/25 vs Santa Ynez | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs San Luis Obispo | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Atascadero | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Templeton | 2 |
At the plate, Kamila Enriquez and Natalia Rocha did most of the damage at the plate: Enriquez went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Rocha went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave Enriquez a new career-high. Mila Dolores was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Pioneer Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Kerman never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Shafter 1-0. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by just one run.
Kerman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadyn Grewal, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Pioneer Valley's record now sits at 19-11. As for Kerman, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
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