Baseball Recap: Martin Extends Winning Streak to Three

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
02/25/25 vs Juarez-Lincoln	11

Martin never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the Cigarroa Toros 12-0. Considering the Tigers have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Alan Ornelas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Aldo Alarcon was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Omar Garza, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

The win was the third in a row for Martin, bringing their record up to 10-4-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cigarroa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Martin is set to square off against their familiar foe Rio Grande City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Martin 2.8, Rio Grande City 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Cigarroa will challenge rival Roma at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.