After flying high against Cigarroa last Friday, Juarez-Lincoln came back down to earth. The Juarez-Lincoln Huskies' tough 9-3 defeat to the Martin Tigers on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Juarez-Lincoln was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Martin apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Natalie Gonzalez put in work no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off seven hits. Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzalez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Gonzalez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sarai Gomez, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Juarez-Lincoln dropped their record down to 7-16 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Martin, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16.
Juarez-Lincoln will head out on the road to square off against Nixon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Nixon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Martin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mission Veterans Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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