The Antioch Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the West Wolfpack at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Antioch's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Antioch proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by nine) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand El Cerrito a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Arjen Ruiz Real, who gave up just two hits to keep El Cerrito off the board.
At the plate, Antioch's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Borunda, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Freedom.
West's loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Antioch, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Antioch took their win against West in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 15-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Antioch 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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