If Lockhart was riding high fresh off their 14-4 takedown of Navarro on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Lockhart fell just short of the Del Valle Cardinals by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. Lockhart was red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but Del Valle's pitcher proved too tough.
Jesse Flores
| 03/03/26 @ Jarrell | 4 |
| 03/07/26 @ Del Valle | 2 |
| 03/06/26 vs Navarro | 2 |
| 02/28/26 @ Pearsall | 2 |
| 02/20/26 vs St. Paul | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Jesse Flores was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Lockhart's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 3-7-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Ybarra, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
The loss snapped Lockhart's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-8-1 record. As for Del Valle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
Looking ahead, Lockhart will head out on the road to challenge Lehman at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lobos have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.57 runs per game on average), something Lockhart will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Del Valle, they will take on Austin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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