Southside fell victim to Jay and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since February 27th.
Aiden Garcia put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Southside dropped their record down to 10-12 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Jay, their record is now 5-10.
Coming up, Southside will challenge Canyon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Jay, they will head out to face off against South San Antonio at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bobcats' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Mustangs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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