Baseball Game Preview: Vela Sabercats vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 10:23am

Baseball Preview: Vela Sabercats vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines

Vela is 6-0 against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Vela Sabercats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Vela and 15 for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial.

Last Friday, Vela came up short against Pioneer and fell 7-3. That's two games in a row now that Vela has lost by exactly four runs.

Vela saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Esparza, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest by a score of 7-4.

Viktor Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Vela's loss dropped their record down to 11-14-1. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.

Vela was able to grind out a solid victory over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. Will Vela repeat their success, or does Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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