In what's become a running theme this season, Saltillo gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against the Center Hill Mustangs as the Saltillo Tigers made off with a 16-7 victory. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for three runs.
Saltillo got a great performance from Wilson Rodriguez as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Cooper Burleson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Will Lipscomb was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Saltillo has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Center Hill, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Saltillo will have a chance to go back-to-back against Center Hill: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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