Palmview waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots a 3-0 shutout. This was payback for Palmview, who suffered a 1-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Mateo Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Garcia wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Garza, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
On Mission Veterans Memorial's side, Jahziel Trevino spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
Palmview pushed their record up to 19-2-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Palmview beat Mission Veterans Memorial by a score of 7-6.
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