Baseball Recap: Crystal City Wins Going Away Against Sabinal

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Previous 6 Games

03/01/25 - Home	11-2 W
02/24/24 - Home	12-0 W
02/25/23 - Home	5-7 L
02/24/22 - Away	13-0 W
03/13/19 - Home	3-1 W
02/25/16 - Away	8-2 W

Crystal City won the last time they faced Sabinal and things went their way on Saturday too. Everything went the Crystal City Javelinas' way against the Sabinal Yellowjackets as the Crystal City Javelinas made off with an 11-2 victory. The Javelinas might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by nine runs or more this season.

Scott Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Crystal City got a big performance out of Robert Alvarado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Alvarado also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Jason Mendoza was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Crystal City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Crystal City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. Sabinal is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Looking ahead, Crystal City will take on Saint Mary's Hall at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sabinal, they will welcome Dilley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sabinal has given up an average of 12.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.