It was a proper cat-fight when MacArthur challenged Irving on Friday. The Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 13-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 9-1 on Tuesday.
Aaron Saenz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
In other pitching news, Harper Goff looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because MacArthur is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 9-10-3 otherwise.
Leonardo Chavez
| 04/17/26 @ Irving | 3 |
| 04/14/26 vs Irving | 2 |
| 03/21/26 vs Molina | 2 |
| 03/17/26 @ Lake Highlands | 2 |
| 02/28/26 vs Bowie | 2 |
Back at the plate, MacArthur got a massive performance out of Leonardo Chavez, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Chavez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gavin Harris, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
MacArthur hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive games.
MacArthur's record now sits at 15-10-3. As for Irving, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-22-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. MacArthur will square off against rival Richardson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cardinals 3.8, the Eagles 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Irving is set to challenge their familiar foe Lake Highlands at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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