The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Eagle Pass nor Medina Valley made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers, sneaking past 5-3. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
David Hernandez
David Hernandez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Eagle Pass is 4-1-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-4-1 otherwise. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Jay Jacquez tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. DJ Aranda was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Eagle Pass' win bumped their record up to 7-5-2. As for Medina Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Eagle Pass will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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