Pearland scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Alief Elsik Rams a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Pearland, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Pearland got several good pitching performances, but Gavin Lopez was perhaps the best, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Walker Hurst was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Nicholas Partida was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
The win (which was Pearland's sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-4-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for Alief Elsik, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15-1.
Pearland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Alief Elsik: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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