Sam Houston had lost seven straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped down to 0-7 to make it eight. They came up short against the Jefferson Mustangs, falling 13-0. If the Hurricanes were looking for revenge after losing 15-2 to the Mustangs when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-8-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.
For Jefferson's part, they got a great performance from Eric Chavez as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Chavez a new career-high.
At the plate, Aiden Urdiales was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Jefferson is 2-1 when Urdiales posts three or more hits, but 5-7-1 otherwise. Angel Alaniz was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sam Houston is set to square off against their familiar foe Brackenridge at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Jefferson will take on rival Lanier at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
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