Baseball Game Preview: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders vs. Sharyland Rattlers

The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders will take on the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North 1.8, Sharyland 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

While Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's victory against McAllen wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Raiders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.

Meanwhile, Sharyland came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Wolverines.

Roy Rodriguez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Sharyland got a big performance out of Nic Valdez, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Valdez has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Balderas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North pushed their record up to 26-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sharyland, their win bumped their record up to 19-5-2.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North was able to grind out a solid victory over Sharyland when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rattlers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.