Sinton had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Calhoun Sandcrabs a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for Sinton as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Derek Garcia, who gave up just zero hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Calhoun off the board. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kash Wood, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Marco Gonzales was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Sinton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Calhoun, they dropped their record down to 13-10-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sinton will take on Ingleside at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sinton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Ingleside's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Calhoun, they will head out on the road to challenge Rockport-Fulton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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