The Vela Sabercats will head out on the road to square off against the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vela has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Pioneer will come in with eight straight wins.
Things were looking good for Vela after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 8-4 to Pioneer.
Martin Pena was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Vela saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Guevara, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Vela's loss dropped their record down to 11-13-1. As for Pioneer, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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