Rio Grande City has gone a perfect 8-0 against Nixon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rattlers will head out on the road to challenge the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Rio Grande City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Nixon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rio Grande City's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Juarez-Lincoln. The Rattlers haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Hiram Lopez
| 02/24/25 vs McAllen | 12 |
| 04/04/25 vs Juarez-Lincoln | 11 |
| 03/04/25 vs Cigarroa | 9 |
| 03/11/25 vs Mission Veterans Memorial | 4 |
| 03/21/25 vs Palmview | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
Not much got past Hiram Lopez, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Juarez-Lincoln off the board. Rio Grande City is 2-1 when Lopez posts eight or more strikeouts, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Marroquin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Rio Grande City hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Nixon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 7-0 to Martin. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Nixon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allen Rosales, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Nixon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Rio Grande City, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Rio Grande City took their victory against Nixon when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-3 score. Will the Rattlers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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