Veterans Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Pieper Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 last Tuesday.
Veterans Memorial got a good showing from Vijay Mata, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Mata a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
Veterans Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Pieper, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Veterans Memorial is set to square off against their familiar foe New Braunfels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pieper will take on rival Smithson Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pieper 2.7, Smithson Valley 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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