Baseball Preview: Pioneer Diamondbacks vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas
Pioneer is 8-0 against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pioneer Diamondbacks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pioneer has six straight wins, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pioneer scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial a 24-0 shutout. Pioneer might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Rahul Gomez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Frankie `Villa was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. David Cavazos was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest fell victim to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. Their tough 14-0 defeat to the Raiders might stick with them for a while.
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Pioneer took their victory against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Pioneer repeat their success, or does Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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