On Saturday evening, the Inland Valley Pirates dominated the Colton Nighthawks at Bonita High School in a non-conference game.
The Pirates have beaten the Nighthawks twice already this season, 16-7 and 13-6 in two CPCL matchups.
This addition of the Nighthawks Pirates matchup would be the widest margin between the two teams.
The Pirates offense teed off on Nightawks’ pitching from the start, scoring three runs in the first inning and then scoring three more in the second.
In the third inning, the Pirates doubled their score by driving six runners home.
The Nighthawks held the Pirates scoreless in the fourth, but that would be the only time they were able to achieve that throughout the game.
From the fifth inning on, the Pirates shockingly added another nine runs, scoring 21 in total.
Pirates’ pitching was also solid, only giving up three earned runs and four total runs.
Bobby Mahoney and Jackson Banuelos both pitched two scoreless innings for the Pirates. Andrew Sanchez finished the game off, pitching three innings and only allowing one earned run.
Esteban Olozaba and Cole Howarth led the Pirates in hits, with three each. Howard scored four times, and Ashton Romero scored three times.
Olazaba hit an impressive home run down the left field line to drive in three of his six RBIs.
Jarrett Kozma also hit a big two-run home run for his second of the season. Kozma was second on the team in RBIs with four.
Though the game was not a CPCL game, it was certainly a statement win for the Pirates after only scoring two runs against the Bucs in their last contest.
Outside of their loss to the Bucs, the Pirates’ offense has looked incredible all year.
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