Natalia is 0-10 against Hondo since March of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Mustangs will face off against the Owls at 7:00 p.m. Natalia will be strutting in after a victory while Hondo will be coming in after a defeat.
Natalia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Dilley 19-0 on Tuesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jacob Camacho tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Natalia is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-10 otherwise.
Moses Leija
| 04/14/26 vs Dilley | 3 |
| 03/24/26 vs Cotulla | 2 |
| 02/28/26 vs Jefferson | 2 |
| 03/06/26 vs D'Hanis | 1 |
| 02/20/26 @ Charlotte | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Moses Leija, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Natalia: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zack Peralta, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
Natalia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hondo fell victim to Lytle and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Hondo's loss dropped their record down to 19-7-2. As for Natalia, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.
Natalia couldn't quite finish off Hondo in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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