After flying high against Silver Creek last Thursday, Pioneer came back down to earth. The Pioneer Mustangs fell just short of the Piedmont Hills Pirates by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Pioneer of the 5-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Pioneer saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Krump, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Piedmont Hills' side, Camila Delgado Yescas was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ava Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Piedmont Hills, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Pioneer will head out on the road to face off against Prospect at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pioneer is facing Prospect at the right time seeing as Prospect is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Piedmont Hills, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Santa Clara at 4:00 p.m. on April 9th. Santa Clara has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.82 runs per game on average), something Piedmont Hills will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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