Baseball Game Preview: Austin Panthers vs. Ysleta Indians

For the second straight game, Austin will face off against Ysleta. The Panthers will welcome the Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Austin has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 27.

Ysleta hit Austin with a four-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers lost 12-2 to the Indians.

For Ysleta's part, the team relied heavily on Ruben Jurado, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Jurado a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Ysleta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Ysleta is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.