Juarez-Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-2 walloping at the hands of the Rio Grande City Rattlers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Juarez-Lincoln of the 9-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Juarez-Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarai Gomez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Juarez-Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Rio Grande City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Juarez-Lincoln has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Palmview at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmview will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Juarez-Lincoln surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rio Grande City, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Mission Veterans Memorial at 6:00 p.m. Mission Veterans Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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