Banning is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while Ridgeview is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pilots will welcome the Wolf Pack at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last five games Banning has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Banning is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Rancho Mirage by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
Angelo Duarte
| 06/05/25 vs Rancho Mirage | 3 |
| 06/03/25 vs Lemoore | 1 |
| 05/21/25 vs Verdugo Hills | 2 |
| 05/15/25 vs Los Angeles CES | 1 |
| 05/05/25 @ Rancho Dominguez | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
The team relied heavily on Angelo Duarte, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Pedro Ibanez-Eddy, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Ridgeview sidestepped Estancia for a 7-5 win.
Ben Castro made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Castro was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Mason Refuerzo was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Keisyun Allen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Ridgeview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Banning, their win bumped their record up to 24-9.
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