Valley View waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Valley View also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Juan Castillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Castillo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kanyel Diaz was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's side, Mikael Castor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daren Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley View didn't hit any.
Valley View's victory bumped their record up to 13-11-2. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-14-1 record this season.
Valley View will head out on the road to take on McAllen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so McAllen's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rowe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rowe: 2.6, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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