Palmview won the last time they faced Mission and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Palmview Lobos sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Mission Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lobos.
Abigail Cantu
| 03/11/25 @ Mission | 7 |
| 02/28/25 vs Rio Grande City | 1 |
| 02/25/25 vs Nixon | 4 |
| 02/18/25 vs Juarez-Lincoln | 2 |
| 02/15/25 vs San Benito | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Abigail Cantu spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sydney Salinas, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Another player making a difference was Marina Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Palmview hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission struck out seven times.
Palmview pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 9.4 strikeouts in those games compared to only 2.38 in the others. As for Mission, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Looking ahead, Palmview will take on Roma at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Roma is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Mission, they will face off against Rio Grande City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Grande City's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Mission's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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