Baseball Preview: Pioneer Diamondbacks vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas
Pioneer is 9-0 against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pioneer Diamondbacks will head out on the road to challenge the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pioneer has seven straight wins, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pioneer put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest a 17-0 shutout.
Andy Chapa and Rene Vela made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Chapa tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Vela pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Chapa scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Vela scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Diego Chapa, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Martinez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
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