The San Benito Greyhounds will face off against the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. San Benito will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
San Benito is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Los Fresnos on Friday as San Benito made off with a 21-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial got themselves on the board against Los Fresnos on Tuesday, but Los Fresnos never followed suit. They blew past the Falcons 15-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.
Arianna Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Veterans Memorial got a massive performance out of Miranda Lerma, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Lerma a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Itzel Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and one run.
Veterans Memorial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Veterans Memorial's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for San Benito, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-8-1.
San Benito beat Veterans Memorial 4-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2018. Does San Benito have another victory up their sleeve, or will Veterans Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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