Baseball Recap: Martin Has No Trouble Against Nixon

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

02/27/25 vs San Antonio Memorial	21
02/18/25 @ Juarez-Lincoln	13
03/21/25 @ Cigarroa	12
03/18/25 vs Cigarroa	12
04/01/25 @ Nixon	11

Martin had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Nixon on Tuesday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 17-6 margin over the Mustangs. Considering the Tigers have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Edgar Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Frankie Cantu, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Omar Garza was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Martin hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five strikeouts batters in seven consecutive matchups.

Martin is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Nixon, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-12.

Martin will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.