In what's become a running theme this season, Veterans Memorial gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Veterans Memorial sure is getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Carlos Garza made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Garza has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garza was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sebastian Vela was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Edcouch-Elsa's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Noyola, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Veterans Memorial's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Edcouch-Elsa, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14-1.
Veterans Memorial will look to defend their home field on Friday against Edcouch-Elsa at 7:00 p.m. As for Edcouch-Elsa, they will head out on the road to challenge Donna North at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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