It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Alice had no problem doing just that on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Floresville Tigers 7-6. This was a revenge match for Alice, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-0 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
For Floresville's part, Luke Cardenas and Aiden Juarez did some serious damage despite the final result: Cardenas scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Juarez went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Beyer, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Alice has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-14-2 record this season. As for Floresville, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Alice by a score of 7-3.
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