The Pioneer Titans are taking a road trip to square off against the Hesperia Christian Patriots at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Pioneer is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Pioneer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Calvary Baptist with a sharp 6-0 win. Considering the Titans have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Hesperia Christian nor Big Bear made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Patriots came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bears, sneaking past 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Nathaniel Renner was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Hesperia Christian: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
Hesperia Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Pioneer, their win bumped their record up to 14-12.
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