Baseball Recap: Martin Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/03/26 @ Mission Veterans Memorial	21
02/24/26 @ Juarez-Lincoln	17
03/20/26 vs Cigarroa	10
03/17/26 @ Cigarroa	10
03/06/26 vs Mission Veterans Memorial	10

There's no place like home for Martin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past the Nixon Mustangs 8-2 on Tuesday. Considering the Tigers have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Roberto Castillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Martin is 6-2 when Castillo allows one or fewer earned runs, but 2-7-1 otherwise. Castillo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Alejandro Labra was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Martin: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Pedro Torres, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Martin's victory bumped their record up to 8-9-1. As for Nixon, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-12 record.

Martin will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.