Baseball Game Preview: Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots vs. Juarez-Lincoln Huskies

For the second straight game, Mission Veterans Memorial will face off against Juarez-Lincoln. The Patriots will be playing at home against the Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mission Veterans Memorial has three straight wins, Juarez-Lincoln has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Tuesday, Mission Veterans Memorial needed a bit of extra time to put away Juarez-Lincoln. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Huskies 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since March 4th.

Gabriel Cantu was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Abel Garza, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Mission Veterans Memorial hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Juarez-Lincoln struck out nine times.

Juarez-Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.

Juarez-Lincoln's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mission Veterans Memorial hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Juarez-Lincoln, though, as they've only averaged .127. Will they be able to contain Mission Veterans Memorial's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.