For the second straight game, Galena Park will face off against Sharpstown. The Yellowjackets will square off against the Apollos at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Galena Park has 15 straight victories, Sharpstown has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Galena Park's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sharpstown with a sharp 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Joshua Banda, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Xavier Aldana was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing 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's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Sharpstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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