Palmview is on a 12-game streak of home wins, while Pioneer is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Palmview Lobos will take on the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Palmview: 2.5, Pioneer: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palmview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Pioneer by a score of 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for Palmview as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Arianna Alaniz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palmview's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Destinee Garza, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aalysa Longoria, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Palmview is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Pioneer, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8-1.
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