Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North lost against Valley View last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders fell 4-1 to the Valley View Tigers. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mikael Castor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daren Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley View didn't hit any.
On Valley View's side, Juan Castillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Castillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kanyel Diaz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14-1. As for Valley View, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-11-2.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North will be playing in front of their home fans against Rowe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North: 3.9, Rowe: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Valley View, they will head out on the road to challenge McAllen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so McAllen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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