Sinton is 8-2 against Orange Grove since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sinton Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Orange Grove Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sinton has nine straight wins, Orange Grove has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sinton's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Ingleside.
Adrian DeAses tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marco Gonzales was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rob Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Orange Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Jones two weeks ago and fell 3-1.
Sinton's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. As for Orange Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Sinton beat Orange Grove 14-9 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sinton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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