Fabens is 1-9 against Clint since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fabens Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Clint Lions at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fabens comes in on three and Clint on five.
Last Friday, everything went Fabens' way against San Elizario as Fabens made off with a 14-4 win.
Javier Hernandez was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 5-for-5. Daniel Flores was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Clint put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mountain View a 14-0 shutout. While fans of Clint might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Mario Aguirre made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Aguirre was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Mario Pacheco was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Abraham Medina, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Fabens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9-1 record this season. As for Clint, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fabens has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clint struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fabens might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Clint when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clint's Jose Aranda, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Fabens knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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