It was a good run, but Fabens unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 14-2 loss at the hands of the Clint Lions. Fabens was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Clint's pitchers proved too tough.
For Clint's part, Jose Aranda made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Aranda has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aranda was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Clint got a big performance out of Abraham Medina, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alan Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Fabens now has a losing record at 8-9-1. As for Clint, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Fabens will head out on the road to square off against Mountain View at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fabens is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Clint, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against San Elizario at 6:00 p.m. Clint is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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