Alice hasn't had much luck against Flour Bluff recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Coyotes will welcome the Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Alice managed to slip by Calallen the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Coyotes came up short against the Wildcats on Friday, falling 9-1. The Coyotes just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Alice saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landen Castillo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Castillo also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Flour Bluff hadn't done well against Ray recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Hornets won by a run and slipped past the Texans 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Robert Moreno was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has become a key player for Flour Bluff: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least ten strikeouts, but 8-10-2 otherwise. Moreno was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Roland Vera tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Flour Bluff's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 8-10-2 when he doesn't).
Back at the plate, Benjamin Terry was excellent, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
The victory got Flour Bluff back to even at 11-11-2. As for Alice, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13-1.
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