The Devine Warhorses will head out on the road to face off against the Pearsall Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Devine nor Pearsall posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Devine is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to Somerset, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Henry Ramirez put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Ramirez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Rudy Costilla was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Ramirez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Guardiola, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Pearsall fell victim to a rough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Pleasanton on Friday. Pearsall has not had much luck with Pleasanton recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Devine's record now sits at 9-15. As for Pearsall, their record now sits at 10-13-1.
Devine came out on top in a nail-biter against Pearsall when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pearsall's JJ Dominguez, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Devine still be able to contain Dominguez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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