Van Alstyne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Anna Coyotes by a score of 7-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Van Alstyne also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Van Alstyne got a great performance from Kyle Greve as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Luke Juarez and Preston Blankenship did most of the damage at the plate: Juarez scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Blankenship got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Van Alstyne is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Anna, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11-2.
Van Alstyne will head out on the road to face off against Aubrey at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Van Alstyne's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Aubrey's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Anna, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Panther Creek at 7:00 p.m.
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