The Calhoun Sandcrabs will square off against the Martin Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Calhoun will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Calhoun hadn't beaten Rockport-Fulton on the road since March 2, 2021 but that history sure didn't bother them on Thursday. The Sandcrabs walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Pirates.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Martin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Roma a 6-0 shutout on Friday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Alan Ornelas, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Roma off the board. Ornelas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Aldo Alarcon was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Edgar Garcia, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Martin hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive games.
Martin's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Calhoun, the win got them back to even at 12-12-1.
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