The Pioneer Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Caston Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Friday just wasn't the day for Pioneer's offense. They came up short against Rochester on Friday, falling 7-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Zebras recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Caston had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Carson Harness, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Oregon-Davis off the board. Harness has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Mollenkopf, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gavin Mollenkopf, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Caston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oregon-Davis only posted an OBP of .261.
Pioneer's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Caston, their record now sits at 14-3.
Pioneer couldn't quite get it done against Caston in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 3-0. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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