Rio Grande City had no answer to Carlos Garza on Thursday as he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fourth in a row with more than seven innings. This year, Garza has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of .90 over 70 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.467/0.543/0.565 with 27 runs, plus 17 stolen bases.
Garza's strong effort led Veterans Memorial over Rio Grande City and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled on Saturday. Veterans Memorial has been dominating on the road and they'll enter the game having won 12 straight away games dating back to last season. Will Garza and Co. be able to keep the streak alive? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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