The matchup between Los Fresnos and Port Isabel on Tuesday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Los Fresnos Falcons were the clear victor by a 17-7 margin over the Port Isabel Tarpons. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won five contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jocelyne Arriaga and Viviana Gomez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Arriaga struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Gomez pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero). At the plate, Arriaga scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Gomez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs Arriaga has posted over her last 12 matchups.
Jadelynn Cortez
| 03/04/25 vs Port Isabel | 4 |
| 02/27/25 vs Corpus Christi Moody | 3 |
| 02/13/25 vs Corpus Christi Moody | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs San Marcos | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Lyford | 1 |
In other batting news, Jadelynn Cortez was a standout: she scored four runs and stole Five bases. while going 2-for-3. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Alexis Perez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Los Fresnos was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in three consecutive games.
Los Fresnos' win bumped their record up to 8-6-1. As for Port Isabel, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Los Fresnos will square off against Rio Hondo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Fresnos is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Port Isabel, they will take on La Feria at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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