Poteet extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-13. They lost 11-1 to the Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins. That's two games in a row now that the Aggies have lost by exactly ten runs.
As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-7. Considering they have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Great Hearts Northern Oaks' part, Eli Mazeika was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched. Mazeika also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Great Hearts Northern Oaks is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-7 otherwise. Mazeika was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Great Hearts Northern Oaks let Mathias Garcia and Isaac Smith run wild. Garcia went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Smith went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those two hits gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eduardo Warren, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Poteet and Great Hearts Northern Oaks could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Aggies will challenge Jourdanton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (1063 vs. 404). Meanwhile, Great Hearts Northern Oaks (ranked 1016th) will meet Marion (ranked 168th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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