On Friday, Vela got themselves on the board against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, but Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North never followed suit. They came out on top against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders by a score of 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vela.
Santiago Montes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Abundiz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylor Garza, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's side, they got a good showing from Axel Cantu, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leroy Palacios, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Vela now has a winning record of 11-10-1. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Vela will take on McAllen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vela will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sharyland at 7:00 p.m. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Sharyland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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