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| 04/08/25 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 03/28/24 - Home | 10-2 W |
| 03/26/24 - Away | 21-0 W |
| 04/01/23 - Away | 22-1 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
Galena Park has gone a perfect 5-0 against Carnegie Vanguard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rhinos at 7:00 p.m. Galena Park will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Galena Park's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Sharpstown 15-0. Considering the Yellowjackets have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Fabian Cantu was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Galena Park let Joshua Banda and Hector Arrieta run wild. Banda went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Arrieta went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Banda also put up a stolen base, which was his first of the season. Xavier Aldana was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple.
Galena Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Carnegie Vanguard finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Galena Park. The Rhinos' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Carnegie Vanguard's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Galena Park, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Carnegie Vanguard's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Galena Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. It's a different story for Carnegie Vanguard, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Galena Park's hitters?
Galena Park beat Carnegie Vanguard 4-1 when the teams last played on Tuesday. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Rhinos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
