The Palmview Lobos will head out on the road to square off against the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palmview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Palmview gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cigarroa a 13-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Palmview.
Arianna Alaniz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over 4.2 innings pitched. Alaniz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Alaniz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Palmview got a massive performance out of Yailyn Trevino, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Alynna Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Gregory-Portland was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Carroll.
Gregory-Portland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abigail Moreno, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Palmview pushed their record up to 23-7 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Gregory-Portland, their loss dropped their record down to 15-15-1.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Palmview hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. However, it's not like Gregory-Portland struggles in that department as they've averaged .320. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Palmview suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Gregory-Portland in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Palmview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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