The McAllen Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Rowe Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in McAllen's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Rowe has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
In what's become a running theme this season, McAllen gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Valley View a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for McAllen considering their two-run performance the match before.
Alysandra Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI.
In other batting news, McAllen let Giada Farias and Diana Villanueva loose on the outfield. Farias scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Villanueva scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brianna Franco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rowe fell victim to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Raiders.
McAllen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Rowe, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
McAllen took their victory against Rowe when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 12-3. Does McAllen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rowe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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