The Sharyland Rattlers will square off against the Boerne-Champion Chargers on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sharyland 2.2, Boerne-Champion 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sharyland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Mission Veterans Memorial. The win was nothing new for the Rattlers as they're now sitting on four straight.
Emilio Villarreal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks.
Santiago Soto
| 05/09/25 vs Mission Veterans Memorial | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ McAllen | 1 |
| 03/01/25 @ Lopez | 1 |
| 02/28/25 @ Veterans Memorial | 0 |
| 02/27/25 @ Porter | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
On the hitting side, Sharyland let Santiago Soto and Nic Valdez run wild. Soto went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, while Valdez went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That's the most hits Soto has posted since back in February. Luis Balderas was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Sharyland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Veterans Memorial only posted a batting average of .300.
Meanwhile, while Boerne-Champion put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for MacArthur. The Chargers put the hurt on the Brahmas with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 games by six runs or more this season.
Boerne-Champion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Sharyland, they pushed their record up to 25-7-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
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