It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rio Grande City can now relate to. They fell 6-1 to the Veterans Memorial Chargers on Thursday. Rio Grande City's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Aaron Benavidez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
On Veterans Memorial's side, Carlos Garza was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Garza has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garza was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oscar Rodriguez, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
Rio Grande City's defeat dropped their record down to 17-14-1. As for Veterans Memorial, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-4-2.
While Rio Grande City had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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