Ysleta and Riverside are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Indians will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Rangers at 6:30 p.m. Ysleta is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 11 games.
On Thursday, Ysleta made easy work of Bowie and carried off a 13-1 win. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
Sebastian Duran
| 04/17/25 vs Bowie | 2 |
| 04/09/25 @ Irvin | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Irvin | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Irvin | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Dumas | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Ysleta got a big performance out of Sebastian Duran, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Duran has become a key player for the Indians: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 9-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ruben Jurado, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Ysleta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Riverside unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to Del Valle.
Ysleta pushed their record up to 14-13 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8-1.
Everything went Ysleta's way against Riverside in their previous meeting back in March, as Ysleta made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rangers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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