Gregory-Portland is 0-3 against Palmview since February of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Lobos at 11:00 p.m.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Gregory-Portland's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Wildcats haven't been shut out since back in March.
Gregory-Portland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Garcia, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Palmview waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Lobos have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Osi Lopez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxzel Cantu, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Adrian Martinez was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Palmview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Palmview's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Gregory-Portland, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Gregory-Portland couldn't quite finish off Palmview in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 3-1. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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