The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Rio Grande City Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mission Veterans Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mission Veterans Memorial ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Rio Grande City out 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Mission Veterans Memorial sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Richard Garcia looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jahziel Trevino was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Raul Reyna, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mission Veterans Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-2 record this season. As for Rio Grande City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-13-1.
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