San Diego is 1-8-1 against Hebbronville since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Vaqueros will square off against the Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. San Diego's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Hebbronville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
San Diego is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Odem a 1-0 shutout. The Vaqueros haven't had any issues with the Owls recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Not much got past Aaron Tunchez, who gave up just four hits to keep Odem off the board.
Jake Salinas
| 03/13/25 vs Odem | 5 |
| 05/02/25 vs Odem | 3 |
| 05/03/25 vs Odem | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Orange Grove | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Mathis | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
On the hitting side, Jake Salinas was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of San Diego's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 8-1 (and 8-10-1 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Hebbronville won against Progreso on Thursday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Longhorns put the hurt on the Red Ants with a sharp 11-0 victory. Considering the Longhorns have won 11 contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Chase Moore, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Keyan Ramirez was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Hebbronville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 20-10-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for San Diego, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. San Diego has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hebbronville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
