George West was the 12-11 winner over Mathis when they last played one another on April 2nd, but their luck changed this time around. The George West Longhorns took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mathis Pirates on Friday. George West has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Conner Rhodes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Caiden Salinas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Mathis' side, Antonio Deleon was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Deleon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chris Veliz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
George West now has a losing record at 19-20-1. As for Mathis, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
George West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mathis, they will head out on the road to square off against Goliad at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Goliad knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Mathis likes a good challenge.
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