Lytle had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Natalia Mustangs 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Lytle, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jair Flores spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Toby Davila was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Norton, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
On Natalia's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Arizola, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Lytle pushed their record up to 20-8-1 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Natalia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-9.
Lytle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Natalia also has no future games currently scheduled.
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