If Zapata was riding high fresh off their 14-0 takedown of King last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hawks fell just short of the Robstown Cottonpickers by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Cottonpickers: they've now lost four in a row.
Mario Garcia and Jay Solis did some serious damage despite the final result: Garcia went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, while Solis went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Villarreal, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Zapata's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Robstown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-13.
Coming up, Zapata is taking a road trip to square off against Calallen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Robstown, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Jones at 7:00 p.m.
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