Baseball Game Preview: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears vs. Tivy Antlers

The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears will head out to take on the Tivy Antlers at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

If Pharr-San Juan-Alamo beats Tivy with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo blew past Cinco Ranch 10-4 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Jacob Delgadillo

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/06/25 vs Cinco Ranch	4
02/27/25 @ Tuloso-Midway	3
02/17/25 vs Hanna	3
03/04/24 vs Weslaco	3
02/22/24 vs Laredo LBJ	3

Jacob Delgadillo was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Garza, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .538 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Tivy came up short against Midland on Thursday and fell 5-1. The Antlers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tivy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Russ, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Tivy's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their win bumped their record up to 6-2-1.

Tivy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .385. It's a different story for Tivy, though, as they've only averaged .187. Will they be able to contain Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's hitters?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo took their victory against Tivy in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 14-8. Will Pharr-San Juan-Alamo repeat their success, or does Tivy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.