Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of the McAllen Memorial Mustangs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial of the 8-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Viktor Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On McAllen Memorial's side, they got a great performance from David An as he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jose Rivera was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilio Preza, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for McAllen Memorial, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-10.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial will head out on the road to square off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is facing Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at the right time seeing as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for McAllen Memorial, they will be playing at home against Rowe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McAllen Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Rowe's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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