The Pittsburg Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the De Anza Dons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pittsburg has four straight victories, De Anza has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Pittsburg earned a 7-3 win over Washington. With that victory, the Pirates brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Santino Valle looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
Diego Deluna
| 03/01/25 vs Washington | 3 |
| 03/30/24 vs Bethel | 2 |
| 03/26/24 @ Foothill | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Miramonte | 1 |
| 02/22/25 vs Bethel | 1 |
On the hitting side, Diego Deluna was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Simonton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, De Anza didn't have quite enough to beat St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Thursday and fell 7-6.
Pittsburg pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for De Anza, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Pittsburg might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from De Anza in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Pittsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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