Victoria West and Palmview squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Victoria West had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Palmview Lobos by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Victoria West has lost by just one run.
For Palmview's part, Mateo Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Palmview's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jorge Garza, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Garza, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Victoria West's loss dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Palmview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3-1 record this season.
Victoria West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmview, they are on the road again on Saturday to play McAllen. Palmview's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so McAllen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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