The Agricultural Science Cyclones will head out on the road to square off against the Juarez Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Agricultural Science blew Solorio out of the water the last time the pair played, but on SaturdaySolorio got their revenge. Agricultural Science fell just short of Solorio by a score of 26-24. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (22), Agricultural Science still had to take the loss.
Aliya Garcia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs, four RBI, and a double while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances. Ariana Alcantar was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
After soaring to a 16-point win in their last game, Juarez came back down to earth back in March. They fell just short of Kennedy by a score of 7-5.
Martha Patino and Rosa Patino did some serious damage despite the final result: Patino scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Patino scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Patino is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Juarez didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Agricultural Science's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Juarez, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Agricultural Science took their victory against Juarez in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 23-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Agricultural Science 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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