It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Banning ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the South Spartans 5-4. This was payback for the Pilots, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Banning got a great performance from Matthew Gonzalez as he pitched six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits.
Pedro Ibanez-Eddy
| 04/26/25 vs South | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Legacy | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Kennedy | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Poly | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Carson | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, Banning's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Pedro Ibanez-Eddy, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one double. What's more, Ibanez-Eddy posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March.
Banning's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Coming up, Banning will square off against Narbonne at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for South, they will take on North at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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