The Juarez-Lincoln Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Cigarroa Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Juarez-Lincoln and eight for Cigarroa.
Last Thursday, Juarez-Lincoln came up short against Rio Grande City and fell 6-2.
Ricardo Garza put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing 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, Cigarroa also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Martin by a score of 5-1.
Juarez-Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Cigarroa, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
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