It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palmview had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Pioneer Diamondbacks. Winning may never get old, but Palmview sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Arianna Alaniz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palmview's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Destinee Garza, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aalysa Longoria, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Palmview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Pioneer, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Palmview by a score of 3-1.
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