The Mission Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Palmview Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mission's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Palmview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mission is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since February 26th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Roma 12-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Palmview owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mission Veterans Memorial as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Osi Lopez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrian Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Jaden Gutierrez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Palmview is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mission, their record now sits at 17-4.
Mission suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Palmview in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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