The Sharpstown Apollos are on the road again on Monday to play the Galena Park Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m.
Two weeks ago, it was a hard-fought game, but Sharpstown had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Wisdom.
Meanwhile, Galena Park had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Generals a 14-0 shutout. Considering Galena Park has won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jacob Gutierrez made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Gutierrez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gutierrez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Joel Jimenez was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jesus Resendez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Sharpstown's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Galena Park, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7.
Sharpstown suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Galena Park when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Sharpstown, Jayden Guerra (who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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