The Canyon Comanches will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Banning Pilots at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Canyon is leaving town to face Banning after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Canyon lost 7-1 to Vista Murrieta on Tuesday.
Kemuel Zhang was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, Canyon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chip Mertz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Banning fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Palm Desert on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aztecs by a score of 3-1.
Pedro Ibanez-Eddy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
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