The Rio Grande City Rattlers will challenge the Palmview Lobos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rio Grande City is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Friday, Rio Grande City made easy work of Mission Veterans Memorial and carried off a 12-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rattlers, who have now won 12 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Palmview unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Nixon by a score of 4-3.
Gabriela Garza and Yailyn Trevino did some serious damage despite the final result: Garza scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Trevino scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Garza is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Marina Rodriguez, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Palmview kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive contests.
Rio Grande City's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Palmview, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Rio Grande City took their win against Palmview in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 17-2. Will Rio Grande City repeat their success, or does Palmview has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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