For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times McAllen and Pioneer have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The McAllen Bulldogs fell just short of the Pioneer Diamondbacks by a score of 16-14. The Bulldogs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Diamondbacks from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Giada Farias
| 03/04/25 @ Pioneer | 4 |
| 04/05/24 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 3 |
| 03/28/24 vs McAllen Memorial | 3 |
| 03/22/24 vs Rowe | 3 |
| 03/13/24 vs Vela | 3 |
Giada Farias made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and two triples. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Katalyna Rojas, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, McAllen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
McAllen now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Pioneer, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Coming up, McAllen will take on Vela at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. McAllen has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Pioneer will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mission Veterans Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on March 17th.
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