Pioneer and Sharyland are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Diamondbacks will venture away from home to square off against the Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Pioneer was able to grind out a solid win over Roma, taking the game 35-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Diamondbacks.
Malakai Galindo
| 10/17/25 vs Roma | 70 |
| 08/29/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo | 64 |
| 09/05/25 @ Rio Grande City | 46 |
| 10/09/25 @ Alice | 45 |
| 09/25/25 @ Porter | 34 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pioneer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malakai Galindo, who rushed for 70 yards and one TD, and also threw for 146 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Those 70 rushing yards gave Galindo a new career-high. Aythan Calacuayo also helped out with an impressive 97 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sharyland). They took down Roma 48-31 on Friday.
Pioneer better keep an eye on Calvin Harris. He was instrumental in Sharyland's win, rushing for 136 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries, while also throwing for 247 yards and three TDs while completing 76.5% of his passes. Harris' passing game has become a key predictor of the Rattlers' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. Kevin Alaniz also helped out as he racked up 135 rushing yards.
Sharyland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Pioneer's record is now 6-2. As for Sharyland, their record now sits at 6-3.
Pioneer didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Sharyland when the teams last played back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 33-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harris, who rushed for 24 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 174 yards and one TD. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Diamondbacks still be able to contain Harris? There's only one way to find out.
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