Baseball Preview: Patriot Warriors vs. Arlington Lions
Patriot is 0-10 against Arlington since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Patriot Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Arlington Lions at 3:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Patriot: 3.5, Arlington: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Patriot was able to grind out a solid victory over Norte Vista, taking the game 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Patriot.
Roberto Betancourt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Betancourt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Javier Ramirez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emanuel Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Arlington waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Cougars.
Patriot's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14-1. As for Arlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Patriot suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Arlington in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Patriot avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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