San Antonio Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 18-8 loss at the hands of the La Vernia Bears. The result was an unpleasant reminder to San Antonio Memorial of the 10-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
San Antonio Memorial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Ramirez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariel Ojeda, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On La Vernia's side, Mattie Armstrong tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, La Vernia got a massive performance out of Makenzie Soriano, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a triple. Madison Duncan was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5.
San Antonio Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for La Vernia, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-14-1.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Gonzales the next time they take the field. La Vernia will host Gonzales at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while San Antonio Memorial will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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