Juarez-Lincoln is 0-10 against Palmview since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Juarez-Lincoln Huskies will look to defend their home field against the Palmview Lobos at 7:00 p.m.
Juarez-Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rio Grande City.
Ricardo Garza was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Garza has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Garza was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Garza wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tino Olivarez, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Palmview waltzed into their match on Friday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 10-0 shutout. Considering Palmview has won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Juarez-Lincoln, Palmview also got a great game from a two-way player: Mateo Garcia. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Joe Cerda was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josiah Gonzalez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Juarez-Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Palmview, they pushed their record up to 22-2-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Juarez-Lincoln suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to Palmview in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Juarez-Lincoln, Christian Perez (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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