Hanna lost against San Benito last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hanna Golden Eagles fell 10-5 to the San Benito Greyhounds. Hanna has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orlando Rico and Gene Martinez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rico scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Martinez scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Hanna didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On San Benito's side, Robby Leal looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Leal has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gabriel Covarrubias was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Angelo Villareal, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Hanna's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for San Benito, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Hanna will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Los Fresnos at 6:30 p.m. on April 9th. As for San Benito, they will head out on the road to take on Rivera at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Benito's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Rivera's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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