South Houston had lost seven straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 3-23 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Pearland Oilers by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Oilers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 on Tuesday.
Braden Mayberry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Xzavian Garcia was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
As for Pearland, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Pearland's side, the team relied heavily on Nicholas Partida, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Partida has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Walker Hurst, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
As of now, neither South Houston nor Pearland have any future games scheduled.
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