It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the McAllen Memorial Mustangs on Thursday. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Jordan Garza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damon Hernandez, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
On McAllen Memorial's side, they got a great performance from David An as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Gael Aguirre was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-11. As for McAllen Memorial, they pushed their record up to 21-11 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
As of now, neither Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial nor McAllen Memorial have any future games scheduled.
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