With a playoff game on the line, Calallen rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Floresville Tigers. This was a revenge game for Calallen, as the team was forced to settle for a 1-0 defeat when these two played on Friday.
Drayton Mitchell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mitchell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mitchell wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was RJ Cruz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Matt Lopez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Floresville's side, Aiden Juarez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Floresville was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calallen didn't hit any.
Calallen is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-9 record this season. As for Floresville, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-9-3.
Calallen will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Needville. Calallen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Floresville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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