Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palacios). They skirted past the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles 8-6. That's more bragging rights for the Sharks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Eric Garcia made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. That hit was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Brock Garcia got the start for Palacios and what a start it was: he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Palacios got a big performance out of Logan Nieto, who earned two runs and three stolen bases. Those runs were Nieto's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ben Jimenez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Palacios' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Palacios will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against El Campo at 7:00 p.m. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they will head out to challenge Rice Consolidated at 12:15 p.m. on Friday.
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