Baseball Game Preview: Carrizo Springs Wildcats vs. Floresville Tigers/Jaguars

Carrizo Springs is 0-4 against Floresville since April of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Tigers/Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Carrizo Springs took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Pearsall with a sharp 14-7 win. The Wildcats not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 3rd.

Mathan Cruz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He is becoming a predictor of Carrizo Springs' success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 9-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Cruz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

Dereck Martinez

Runs

04/14/25 vs Pearsall	3
03/21/25 @ Pearsall	3
04/08/25 vs Devine	2
04/01/25 vs Cigarroa	2
03/14/25 @ Devine	2
+ 8 more games

In other batting news, Dereck Martinez and Carmine Perez did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Perez got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI and one stolen base. Carrizo Springs is 9-1 when Martinez posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Miguel Covarrubias was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.

Carrizo Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Floresville waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Coyotes/Lobos (for girls).

Floresville pushed their record up to 16-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carrizo Springs, their record is now 14-7.

Carrizo Springs came up short against Floresville in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.