It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pioneer can now relate to. They fell just short of the Victoria East Titans by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The shutout was out of character for Pioneer seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Ruben Lopez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pioneer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Cavazos, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Victoria East, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 27-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pioneer beat Victoria East by a score of 7-3.
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