Pioneer waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Vela Sabercats by a score of 8-4. That's more bragging rights for Pioneer, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Diego Chapa was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run. Erick Graza was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
On Vela's side, 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. Pena has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, 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.
Pioneer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Vela, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13-1.
Pioneer will have a chance to go back-to-back against Vela: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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