Sabinal had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 4-9 to make it four. They fell 9-5 to the Charlotte Trojans. If the Yellowjackets were looking for revenge after losing 8-2 to the Trojans when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Charlotte, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Charlotte's part, Josh Gaitan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 18 over 6.1 innings pitched. Gaitan has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2025.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Levi Luna, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Another player making a difference was David Luna, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sabinal will challenge rival La Pryor at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Charlotte is set to take on their familiar foe Falls City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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