Softball Preview: Vela Sabercats vs. Pioneer Diamondbacks
The Vela Sabercats will head out on the road to take on the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vela is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
While Vela couldn't quite beat McAllen on Friday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Vela fell just short of McAllen by a score of 4-2. Vela has not had much luck with McAllen recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Jaylene Rodriguez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Vela saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danika Jimenez, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pioneer can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Pioneer who now have three in a row.
Vela's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-14. As for Pioneer, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season.
Vela might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Pioneer when the teams last played back in March. Can Vela avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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