The Palmview Lobos will challenge the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Palmview fell victim to Rio Grande City and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Rattlers, falling 6-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lobos have suffered since February 13th.
Meanwhile, Mission Veterans Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 17-16 heartbreaker at the hands of Nixon. Even if the Patriots couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
This is the second loss in a row for Palmview and nudges their season record down to 10-7. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Palmview skirted past Mission Veterans Memorial 6-5 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Lobos repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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