The Pioneer Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Piedmont Hills Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pioneer barely beat Evergreen Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 15-2 win on Thursday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Olivia Krump
| 05/01/25 vs Evergreen Valley | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Lincoln | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Gunderson | 2 |
| 04/25/24 vs Silver Creek | 1 |
Pioneer let Cara Goodrich and Olivia Krump run wild. Goodrich earned three runs and two stolen bases, while Krump went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave Krump a new career-high. Riley Nevins also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Hills had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Piedmont Hills got a big performance out of Ava Delagrande, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Danie Pacheco was another key player, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Piedmont Hills hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive matchups.
Piedmont Hills' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pioneer, their record now sits at 5-12.
Pioneer might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Piedmont Hills in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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