For the second straight game, Spring will face off against Aldine. The Lions will take on the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Spring is on a six-game streak of home wins, Aldine a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
Spring is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Aldine just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Mustangs. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Lions' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Aldine's part, the team relied heavily on Gabriel Nunez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Nunez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alberto Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Aldine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Spring's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 19-9. As for Aldine, their win bumped their record up to 18-3.
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