Baseball Preview: Valley View Tigers vs. McAllen Bulldogs
Valley View is 0-8 against McAllen since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Valley View Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the McAllen Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Valley View will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Valley View earned a 4-1 win over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North.
Juan Castillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Castillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kanyel Diaz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McAllen suffered a rough 13-1 loss at the hands of Sharyland on Friday. McAllen has not had much luck with Sharyland recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Valley View's victory bumped their record up to 13-11-2. As for McAllen, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
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