Baseball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for South Oak Cliff

Bears

Margin (Wins)

03/01/25 vs Carter	18
03/07/25 vs Southwest	15
03/06/25 vs Wyatt	15
04/11/25 @ Sunset	13
02/27/25 vs Spruce	12

South Oak Cliff had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over the Jefferson Patriots. Considering the Bears have won 13 games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

James Crain III and Matthew Rodriguez were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Crain III pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rodriguez pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. At the plate, Crain III went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. What's more, Rodriguez posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in March.

In other batting news, Carson Texada was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.

South Oak Cliff's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-19.

South Oak Cliff will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Patriots: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.