Sam Rayburn had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 2-13 to make it four. They came up short against the Pasadena Memorial Mavericks, falling 16-1. If the Texans were looking for revenge after losing 19-8 to the Mavericks when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Sam Rayburn saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Zapata, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Pasadena Memorial, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-7. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Pasadena Memorial's side, Jaelyn Jimenez looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Jimenez has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, Pasadena Memorial got a massive performance out of Jenny Ortiz, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. Those three runs gave Ortiz a new career-high. Juliana Olivo also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sam Rayburn is set to take on their familiar foe Shadow Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pasadena Memorial will face off against rival South Houston at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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