For the second straight game, Sharpstown will face off against Galena Park. The Apollos will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sharpstown has struggled recently with 16 defeats in a row, while Galena Park will arrive with 15 straight victories.
Sharpstown fell victim to Galena Park and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Yellowjackets.
For Galena Park's part, Joshua Banda was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those two hits gave Banda a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Aldana, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Galena Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .857. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Galena Park pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Sharpstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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