It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Porter can now relate to. They lost 12-0 to the McAllen Memorial Mustangs on Friday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Porter has not been shut out since back in March.
For McAllen Memorial's part, not much got past Manuel Villa, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Porter off the board. Villa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gael Aguirre was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Jose Rivera was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Porter and nudges their season record down to 19-7-1. As for McAllen Memorial, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-11.
Porter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McAllen Memorial, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial at 7:00 p.m. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial is on a eight-game streak of home wins, McAllen Memorial a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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