The Alexander Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alexander will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Alexander is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pharr-San Juan-Alamo a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Alexander has won by exactly two runs.
For Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's part, Vinny Cano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits. Cano has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaime Lopez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Alexander has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8-1 record this season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-7.
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