Progreso extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to seven on Friday, dropping them down to 0-5. They lost 9-3 to the Rio Hondo Bobcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-4 two weeks ago.
As for Rio Hondo, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-7. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
For Rio Hondo's part, Carlos Martinez got the start for Rio Hondo and what a start it was: he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Martinez a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Rio Hondo let Sebastian Gonzalez and Nathan Martinez run wild. Gonzalez went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Martinez went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Rio Hondo is 4-1 when Martinez posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-6 otherwise.
Coming up, Progreso is headed away from home for the first time to take on La Villa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rio Hondo, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 5-1 loss against St. Joseph Academy on the 13th.
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