Piner is 2-8 against Ukiah since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Piner Prospectors will head out on the road to take on the Ukiah Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Piner is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Piner had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 13-1 victory. Piner might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Mialynn Membrilla made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Membrilla was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Lily Delansig was a standout: she scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Mariah Membrilla was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ukiah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-0 walloping at the hands of Montgomery.
The win got Piner back to even at 5-5. As for Ukiah, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Piner suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Ukiah when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Piner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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