Baseball Recap: Palmview Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Lobos

Previous 3 Games

05/23/25 vs Smithson Valley	7-0
05/17/25 vs New Braunfels	9-3
05/17/25 vs New Braunfels	5-1

It's playoff time, and Palmview had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Smithson Valley Rangers a 7-0 shutout on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Lobos sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

The result came thanks to Jaime Cordova's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Palmview's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Javier Garza, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Jaxzel Cantu was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Palmview's victory bumped their record up to 26-8. As for Smithson Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-12.

Palmview will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rangers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.