Baseball Recap: Crystal City Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Javelinas

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Natalia	13
04/08/25 vs Natalia	12
04/04/25 @ Dilley	11
02/28/25 vs D'Hanis	10
03/01/25 vs Sabinal	9

There's no place like home for Crystal City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Cotulla Cowboys on Monday as they made off with an 11-4 win. Considering the Javelinas have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Scott Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrian Zavala, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-5. Those home runs marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Robert Alvarado, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run.

Crystal City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cotulla only posted an OBP of .226.

Crystal City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cotulla, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11-1 record this season.

Crystal City will head out to face off against Lytle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something the Javelinas surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cotulla, they will welcome Dilley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cowboys are facing the Wolves at the right time seeing as the Wolves are stuck on a five-game losing streak.