Baseball Preview: Clint Lions vs. Austin Panthers
Clint is 5-0 against Austin since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Clint Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Austin Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clint has nine straight wins, Austin has 48 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Clint gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past San Elizario 13-1.
Mario Aguirre tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Abraham Medina was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Mario Pacheco was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Austin lost 13-3 to Irvin on Friday.
Clint's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-21.
Everything went Clint's way against Austin in their previous meeting back in March as Clint made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Clint repeat their success, or does Austin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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