Palmview is 10-0 against Juarez-Lincoln since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Palmview Lobos will head out on the road to square off against the Juarez-Lincoln Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmview has 13 straight wins, Juarez-Lincoln has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Palmview stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Nixon with a sharp 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Palmview has won by exactly ten runs.
Mateo Garcia made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Joe Cerda was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josiah Gonzalez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Juarez-Lincoln came up short against Rio Grande City last Thursday and fell 6-2.
Like Palmview, Juarez-Lincoln also got a great game from a two-way player: Ricardo Garza. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Garza was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Garza wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tino Olivarez, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Palmview's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs per game. As for Juarez-Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Juarez-Lincoln's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Palmview hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .314. It's a different story for Juarez-Lincoln, though, as they've only averaged .208. Will they be able to contain Palmview's hitters?
Palmview took their victory against Juarez-Lincoln in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-5. Does Palmview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Juarez-Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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