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| 04/19/24 - Away | 4-6 L |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 2-5 L |
| 03/05/24 - Away | 7-3 W |
| 04/07/23 - Home | 11-5 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 8-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Providence and Rio Hondo Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Pioneers will take on the Kares at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Polytechnic hit Providence with a four-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pioneers lost 11-1 to the Panthers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pioneers have suffered against the Panthers since March 7, 2023.
Providence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Carrillo, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rio Hondo Prep had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 last Thursday. They beat the Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
Rio Hondo Prep's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Providence, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Providence couldn't quite finish off Rio Hondo Prep in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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