Mathis waltzed into their game on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Aransas Pass Panthers 13-2. Mathis' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Savion Nixon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Nixon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nixon was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Antonio Deleon was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. Ashton Quesada was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Aransas Pass' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was LD Gonzales, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Mathis has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Aransas Pass, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Mathis will head out on the road to take on Taft at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Aransas Pass, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Goliad at 7:30 p.m. Goliad's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Aransas Pass' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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