The Ysleta Indians will venture away from home to take on the Riverside Rangers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ysleta is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Bowie 15-1 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Indians sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Angel Flores, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Evan Martinez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Ysleta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Riverside owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. Everything went their way against Irvin as Riverside made off with a 9-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Rangers in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won eight in a row.
Ysleta's record now sits at 6-13. As for Riverside, their record is now 9-6-1.
Ysleta was able to grind out a solid win over Riverside in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ysleta since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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