Goliad waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Mathis Pirates out 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Goliad also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
For Mathis' part, Angelina Hernandez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Marivel Martinez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mathis was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post three or more doubles.
Goliad pushed their record up to 6-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Mathis, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season.
Goliad will head out on the road to square off against Taft at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Taft will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Mathis, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Odem at 7:00 p.m. Odem hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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