The Valley View Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Valley View: 3.8, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Valley View can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Rowe and snuck past 3-2.
Juan Castillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Adrian Garcia, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Julio Sierra, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Sharyland on Friday.
Axel Cantu made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Cantu was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Cantu wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Willingham, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got Valley View back to even at 11-11-2. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, their victory bumped their record up to 15-12-1.
Valley View came up short against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Valley View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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