The Veterans Memorial Chargers will challenge the Hidalgo Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hidalgo took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Veterans Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Veterans Memorial barely beat Rio Hondo the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went Veterans Memorial's way against Rio Hondo on Tuesday as Veterans Memorial made off with a 16-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Chargers considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Arianna Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Mia Gonzalez
| 03/11/25 vs Rio Hondo | 4 |
| 02/18/25 vs Port Isabel | 3 |
| 04/19/24 vs Edcouch-Elsa | 3 |
| 04/16/24 @ Pace | 3 |
| 04/09/24 @ Donna North | 3 |
In other batting news, Mia Gonzalez was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Gia Perez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
Veterans Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are 5-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Hidalgo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 24-3 to Hanna.
The win snapped Veterans Memorial's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-11 record. As for Hidalgo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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