Green River Pirate baseball found themselves on the road on Friday to take on the Valley Buffalo in Orderville. This game was a battle from start to finish, but unfortunately, the Pirates couldn’t close the gap, and the Buffalo came away with a 5-3 win.

The Pirates earned the No. 14 spot in the final rankings and drew Valley, the No. 3 position. This marked the third time that the two teams faced each other, with the Buffalos coming away with wins in each contest.

Green River struck first and held a 1-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth when Valley tied things up. At the top of the fifth, when David Mendez hit a line drive to right field, and after an error on the right fielder, Jason Hernandez and Carlos Reyes would score to put the Pirates back up 3-1. Valley came back in the fifth and the sixth innings to put four more runs and retake the lead to 5-3, and that’s where it would stay, as the Buffalos took the win, closing the season for the Pirates.

Cristian Mendoza racked up a pair of hits at the plate and had one run scored for the Pirates. Gabriel Quintana was 1-3 with an RBI, and Jason Hernandez was 1-4 with a run. Carlos Reyes scored a run in the loss.

Hernandez got the start, going 4.2 innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on six hits and striking out four. Rolando Anguiano closed out the contest, surrendering three runs on one hit.

The game closes out the 2025 campaign for the Pirates, who finish the season 2-16 overall with a 1-11 region mark. They also closed the year with the No. 14 spot in the final rankings.

Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for a recap of the Green River Pirate baseball 2025 season.