The Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Ray Texans at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial sitting on six straight victories and Ray on three.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Miller with a sharp 26-2 win on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Aaron Castillo and Julian Colsa made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Castillo tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Colsa tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Castillo has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Castillo scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Colsa scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs Castillo has posted since March 5th.
Jordan Garza
| 03/28/25 @ Miller | 3 |
| 03/05/25 vs Alice | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs Martin | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Carroll | 1 |
| 03/10/25 vs Flour Bluff | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Garza, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trae Hernandez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Ray sidestepped Carroll for a 5-4 victory.
AIDAN ORTIZ was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was JOSH HERNANDEZ, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 14-2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Ray, their record now sits at 12-8.
Ray's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Ray, though, as they've been averaging only 4.2 strikeouts. Will Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial keep running through batters, or will Ray buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
