Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Pioneer walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Ray Texans on Saturday. This was a revenge game for the Diamondbacks: when they faced off against the Texans on Thursday, they had to take a 9-7 loss.
Roque Vela
| 05/10/25 vs Ray | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Weatherford | 2 |
| 04/05/24 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 2 |
| 04/02/24 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 2 |
| 02/29/24 @ Madison | 2 |
Roque Vela was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Ben Martinez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Pioneer always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ray only posted an OBP of .360.
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ray, they moved to 21-12 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Pioneer nor the Texans have any future games scheduled.
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