North Judson-San Pierre was the 5-4 winner over Pioneer when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays lost 13-2 to the Pioneer Panthers on Wednesday.
For Pioneer's part, Brayden Erickson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Erickson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Erickson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Eli Guffey was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Brandon Sterrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North Judson-San Pierre has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Pioneer, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Judson-San Pierre will square off against Triton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Triton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Pioneer, they will head out on the road to take on Culver Academies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pioneer will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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