Pioneer entered their tilt with Sharyland with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Sharyland Rattlers on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Pioneer has won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Michael Lugo, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. David Cavazos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Sharyland's side, Alejandro Islas put in work no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits. Islas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Islas was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Islas wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Homero Garcia, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Pioneer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Sharyland, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10-2.
Pioneer will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sharyland: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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