Rattlers
| 04/11/25 vs Nixon | 4-0 |
| 04/08/25 @ Nixon | 5-4 |
| 04/04/25 vs Juarez-Lincoln | 3-0 |
| 04/02/25 @ Juarez-Lincoln | 13-1 |
Rio Grande City came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Nixon Mustangs a 4-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-4 last Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Hiram Lopez's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks. Rio Grande City is undefeated when Lopez posts ten or more strikeouts, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Rio Grande City's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Benavidez, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Yahir Montemayor also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Rio Grande City pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Nixon, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Rio Grande City will challenge rival Mission at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Nixon is set to take on their familiar foe Cigarroa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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