It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mission Veterans Memorial ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the Rio Grande City Rattlers 5-4. The win was nothing new for Mission Veterans Memorial as they're now sitting on three straight.
Richard Garcia looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jahziel Trevino was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Raul Reyna, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Rio Grande City's side, Luis Portillo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Paul Bazan, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Mission Veterans Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-2 record this season. As for Rio Grande City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-13-1.
Mission Veterans Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rio Grande City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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