The Zapata Hawks will take on the Sinton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Zapata is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against La Feria as they made off with a 7-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly six runs.
Meanwhile, Sinton got the win against Columbia on Friday by a conclusive 11-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Dylan Arriaga made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Suarez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Keldon Kemp, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
The win got Zapata back to even at 12-12. As for Sinton, their record now sits at 24-6-1.
Zapata might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Sinton in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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