The Mission Eagles will square off against the Martin Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mission 3.2, Martin 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mission took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Hanna. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Martin never let their opponents score on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Mission Veterans Memorial. Considering the Tigers have won four matchups by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Roberto Castillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Martin is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 2-5-1 otherwise. Castillo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Omar Garza was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Martin's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Fernando Cuello, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Martin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Mission's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Martin, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Mission couldn't quite finish off Martin in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 and fell 7-5. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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