The Alice Coyotes will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Floresville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alice is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Zapata and snuck past 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for Alice as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
ROBERT RAMIREZ spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on ALE ASEVEDO, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Floresville waltzed into their game on Saturday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They put the hurt on the Sandcrabs with a sharp 10-1 win. Considering Floresville has won 13 matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Floresville also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Bryan Cardenas gave up one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, Aiden Juarez was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Austin Beyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Alice's victory bumped their record up to 17-13-2. As for Floresville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6-3 record this season.
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