With a playoff game on the line, Santa Gertrudis Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rio Hondo Bobcats a 6-0 shutout. This was a revenge match for Santa Gertrudis Academy, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 defeat when these two played on Friday.
For Rio Hondo's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Laster, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Laster has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Santa Gertrudis Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-15-1 record this season. As for Rio Hondo, their loss dropped their record down to 25-6.
Santa Gertrudis Academy will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Falfurrias. Falfurrias will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Santa Gertrudis Academy surely won't give up without a fight. Rio Hondo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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