Baseball Recap: Rio Grande City Comes Up Short

Rio Grande City has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging four runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They lost 14-1 to the Palmview Lobos. The Rattlers haven't had much luck with the Lobos recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Rio Grande City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Marroquin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Rio Grande City's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Palmview, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-4.

Coming up, Rio Grande City will square off against Martin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Rio Grande City 4, Martin 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Palmview, they will head out on the road to square off against Rowe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Palmview 2.4, Rowe 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.