Ruben Lopez turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with more than seven strikeouts. This year, Lopez has an ERA of 1.13 over 18.7 innings pitched.
Lopez and Pioneer will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against McAllen Memorial at 7:00 p.m. The last time Lopez duked it out with McAllen Memorial (back in March of 2023), Pioneer came out on top by a score of 7-6. Will another strong game from Lopez be enough to do it again? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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