The Jones Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Robstown Cottonpickers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Jones proved they can win big on Friday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Ingleside 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Trojans have posted against the Mustangs since March 7, 2023.
Damien Vasquez was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Roznovsky, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Robstown ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Zapata. The victory was nothing new for the Cottonpickers as they're now sitting on three straight.
JC Renteria tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Robstown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Barrera, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Dominic Alvarez was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Robstown's record is now 7-11. As for Jones, the win was their first at home, bumping their record up to 5-11-1.
Jones suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Robstown in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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