The Grand Prairie Gophers will take on the Trinity Trojans in a tournament on Saturday. Grand Prairie will be strutting in after a win while Trinity will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Grand Prairie turned things around against Garland on Friday. They came out on top against the Owls by a score of 6-1.
Isai Martinez was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Saul Muniz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another was Peyton Reis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Grand Prairie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Trinity didn't have quite enough to beat MacArthur on Thursday and fell 4-3. The loss put an end to the Trojans' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Trinity fell to 8-1-1. As for Grand Prairie, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
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