Rio Grande City suffered their closest defeat since March 1st on Friday. They fell just short of the Martin Tigers by a score of 3-1. The Rattlers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 4-2.
Rio Grande City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hiram Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Rio Grande City's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Martin, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season.
The future could be bright for both Rio Grande City and Martin: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Rio Grande City will look to extend Juarez-Lincoln's 13-game losing streak when they meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Martin will try to hand Nixon their fifth-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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