Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Pharr-San Juan-Alamo walked away with it. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the San Benito Greyhounds on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but Pharr-San Juan-Alamo sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Arianna Hernandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Hernandez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo got a massive performance out of Aubrey Garza, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Garza is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played. Arianna Lugo was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for San Benito, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-14-2.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo will have a chance to go back-to-back against San Benito: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Friday.
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