While Mission Veterans Memorial's victory against Cigarroa wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Patriots won by a run and slipped past the Toros 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Alejandro Cruz
| 04/10/26 vs Cigarroa | 3 |
| 03/31/26 @ Palmview | 2 |
| 03/24/26 @ Nixon | 2 |
| 03/03/26 vs Martin | 2 |
| 02/27/26 vs Goliad | 2 |
Alejandro Cruz looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Raul Reyna, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Mission Veterans Memorial: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-15 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jason Sandoval, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
Mission Veterans Memorial's record is now 8-16. As for Cigarroa, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mission Veterans Memorial will square off against rival Juarez-Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cigarroa is set to challenge their familiar foe Nixon at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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