Baseball Preview: Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots vs. Rio Grande City Rattlers
Mission Veterans Memorial is 2-8 against Rio Grande City since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Rio Grande City Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. Mission Veterans Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mission Veterans Memorial gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Roma with a sharp 14-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mission Veterans Memorial.
Robert Ramos and Jahziel Trevino made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Ramos tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Trevino pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. At the plate, Ramos scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Trevino went 4-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Gabriel Cantu was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Ramos, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande City unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Martin by a score of 8-6.
Deandre Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Austin Bazan was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mission Veterans Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-2 record this season. As for Rio Grande City, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12-1.
Mission Veterans Memorial came up short against Rio Grande City when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Mission Veterans Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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