Baseball Recap: Armando De La Garza and Gael Silva secure win for Lyford

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 11:52am

Baseball Recap: Lyford Bulldogs vs. Progreso Red Ants

Lyford stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Progreso Red Ants onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Lyford who now have eight in a row.

Gael Silva and Armando De La Garza did most of the damage at the plate: Silva scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while De la Garza scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. De la Garza is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Palafox, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Lyford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Progreso, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16-1.

Lyford will head out on the road to take on Santa Rosa at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lyford is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for Progreso, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rio Hondo at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Hondo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.

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