Softball Recap: Palmview Lobos vs. Pioneer Diamondbacks
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palmview had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Pioneer Diamondbacks. Winning may never get old, but Palmview sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Arianna Alaniz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palmview's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Destinee Garza, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aalysa Longoria, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Palmview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Pioneer, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Palmview by a score of 3-1.
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