Floresville barely beat Uvalde the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Floresville was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Uvalde on Friday. The Tigers/Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Coyotes/Lobos (for girls) recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
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Jaden Moreno made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has become a key player for Floresville: the team is 6-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Moreno was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Floresville let Coy Mainz and Bryan Cardenas run wild. Mainz went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Cardenas scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Mainz has posted since back in May of 2024. Austin Beyer also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Floresville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Floresville's record now sits at 11-7. As for Uvalde, they moved to 11-3-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Coming up, Floresville will head out on the road to challenge Calallen at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Calallen will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something Floresville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Uvalde, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against United South at 6:00 p.m. United South's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Uvalde's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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