The Pace Vikings will face off against the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Pace will be strutting in after a victory while Pioneer will be coming in after a loss.
Pace is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since March 22, 2024 on Thursday. Everything went their way against McAllen Memorial as Pace made off with a 9-2 victory.
Lilly Banda and Anafernanda Perez did most of the damage at the plate: Banda went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Perez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Valeria Alvarado was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pioneer didn't have quite enough to beat Edinburg on Thursday and fell 8-6.
The win got Pace back to even at 1-1. As for Pioneer, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Pace might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Pioneer in their previous matchup back in February of 2019. Can Pace avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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