The Falfurrias Fightin' Jerseys will venture away from home to challenge the Zapata Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Falfurrias' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Zapata's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Falfurrias is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Robstown just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cottonpickers by a score of 3-2.
Ben Benavides
| 03/11/25 @ Robstown | 3 |
| 03/08/25 vs San Diego | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Raymondville | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Premont | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Miller | 1 |
Ben Benavides and RJ Ozuna did some serious damage despite the final result: Benavides went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, while Ozuna went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave Benavides a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Derek Vasquez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Zapata made easy work of Roma on Monday and carried off a 10-4 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Jay Solis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauro Guerra, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Zapata and bumps their season record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Falfurrias, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6-2.
Everything went Falfurrias' way against Zapata in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as Falfurrias made off with a 9-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falfurrias since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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