Veterans Memorial had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged out the Economedes Jaguars 6-5 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chargers have posted since March 1st.
Andres Martinez tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February.
Homar Garanzuay
| 03/14/25 vs Economedes | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 2 |
| 03/03/25 @ Edinburg North | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Hanna | 1 |
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Homar Garanzuay, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Veterans Memorial is 2-1 when Garanzuay posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got Veterans Memorial back to even at 8-8. As for Economedes, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Veterans Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Economedes: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Monday.
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