The Piper Bengals will square off against the Brito Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Piper and five for Brito.
Piper fell victim to Nova and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans.
Piper saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Montrial Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Brito also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Coral Gables by a score of 7-4.
Brito also got a good showing from Victor Encarnacion, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Encarnacion gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Cristopher Guzman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Brito: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Diaz, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Piper's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8-1. As for Brito, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
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