After only two runs in their last match, Rowe made sure to put some runs up on the board against McAllen Memorial on Tuesday. The Rowe Warriors were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the McAllen Memorial Mustangs. That's more bragging rights for Rowe, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
JC Garza Jr. made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garza Jr. has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garza Jr. was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nicholas Hartman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. Miguel Soto was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On McAllen Memorial's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erik Serrano, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, McAllen Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rowe only tossed four.
Rowe is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season. As for McAllen Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Rowe will have a chance to go back-to-back against McAllen Memorial: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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