Rattlers
| 02/28/26 vs Crosby | 17 |
| 02/16/26 @ McAllen Memorial | 15 |
| 02/26/26 vs Victoria West | 14 |
| 02/19/26 vs Kimball | 14 |
| 02/19/26 vs Hidalgo Early College | 13 |
Sharyland waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Raymondville Bearkats 9-0. The Rattlers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Sharyland got a great performance from Santiago Alvarez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Alvarez a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luis Balderas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted over his last 13 contests. Nic Valdez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Sharyland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Sharyland's record now sits at 14-2. As for Raymondville, they moved to 9-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Sharyland and Raymondville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Rattlers (ranked 50th) will meet Rowe (ranked 305th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sharyland 1.4, the Warriors 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Raymondville will challenge St. Joseph Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (228 vs. 748).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
