The Paschal Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Trimble Tech Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paschal is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Paschal came out on top against South Hills on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Scorpions an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Trimble Tech was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against North Side by a score of 6-3.
Xavier Castaneda tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Jonathan Villanueva was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. He also got three hits, which is notable because Trimble Tech is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 4-9-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mario Reyna, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Trimble Tech always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They are 4-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Paschal's record now sits at 13-2. As for Trimble Tech, their record is now 6-10-1.
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