Juarez-Lincoln had lost nine straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 1-20 to make it ten. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nixon Mustangs. The Huskies were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mustangs earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Dante Gonzalez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
As for Nixon, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-16 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Nixon's side, Ryan Gaona made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Gaona a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Orly Guzman, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. He has become a key player for Nixon: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 4-15 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hunter Salinas, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
As of now, neither Juarez-Lincoln nor Nixon have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
