Valley View lost against McAllen Memorial last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Valley View Tigers fell 8-4 to the McAllen Memorial Mustangs. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Valley View in their matchups with McAllen Memorial: they've now lost five in a row.
Kanyel Diaz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
On McAllen Memorial's side, David An spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Emilio Preza was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Gael Aguirre, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Valley View's loss dropped their record down to 10-10-2. As for McAllen Memorial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley View will challenge Rowe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Rowe's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McAllen Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McAllen Memorial is facing Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at the right time seeing as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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