Baseball Preview: Veterans Memorial Chargers vs. Porter Cowboys
Veterans Memorial is 8-2 against Porter since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Veterans Memorial Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Porter Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Veterans Memorial is coming into the match hot, having won their last 19 games.
On Tuesday, Veterans Memorial needed a bit of extra time to put away Porter. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Cowboys.
Carlos Garza spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Veterans Memorial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Rocha, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Rocha has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Veterans Memorial's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2-2. As for Porter, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5-1.
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