Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Houston). Everything went their way against the Alief Hastings Bears on Saturday as the South Houston Trojans made off with a 9-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won three in a row.
Joey Garcia was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
In other batting news, Nathaniel Gonzalez was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Braden Mayberry, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
Trojans
| 03/01/25 vs Alief Hastings | 45% |
| 02/28/25 vs Milby | 36.4% |
| 02/27/25 vs Iowa Colony | 12.5% |
| 02/27/25 vs Goose Creek Memorial | 25% |
| 02/17/25 vs Pasadena | 19.2% |
| + 13 more games |
South Houston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
South Houston's record is now 2-3. As for Alief Hastings, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, South Houston will venture away from home to take on Friendswood at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Friendswood's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so South Houston's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Alief Hastings, they will challenge Dekaney at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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