Baseball Game Preview: Palmview Lobos vs. Mission Eagles

The Palmview Lobos will face off against the Mission Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Palmview 2.4, Mission 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Palmview's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Mission Veterans Memorial 7-0. The result was nothing new for the Lobos, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Osi Lopez

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/02/26 @ Mission Veterans Memorial	11
03/03/26 @ Juarez-Lincoln	10
02/27/25 vs Robstown	7
05/17/25 vs New Braunfels	6
03/11/25 vs Nixon	6

Osi Lopez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, Adrian Martinez was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Jaden Gutierrez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mission, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Roma 12-11 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Palmview is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Mission, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.

Palmview got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Mission by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Lobos repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.