Baseball Recap: McAllen Memorial Mustangs vs. Rowe Warriors
It was a good run, but McAllen Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 12-3 loss at the hands of the Rowe Warriors. McAllen Memorial has struggled against Rowe recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
McAllen Memorial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erik Serrano, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, McAllen Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rowe only tossed four.
On Rowe's side, JC Garza Jr. made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garza Jr. has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garza Jr. was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nicholas Hartman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Matthew Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
McAllen Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Rowe, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season.
While McAllen Memorial had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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