Pittsburg is 8-2 against Antioch since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pittsburg Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Antioch Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The last three games Pittsburg has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Pittsburg beats Antioch with two runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Pittsburg's pitcher stepped up to hand Liberty a 2-0 shutout on Thursday.
Not much got past Josh Painter, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Liberty off the board.
On the hitting side, JJ Robinson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Meanwhile, Antioch scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Elite with a sharp 17-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Angelo Nunes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Nunes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Antioch got a massive performance out of Kenyon Sanders, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Sanders has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Stanton Westhorpe was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Pittsburg has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Antioch, their record is now 7-15.
Pittsburg took their win against Antioch when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-1. Does Pittsburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Antioch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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